The successor of the gound breaking international symposium held in Amsterdam in the '90s due to be held June 9 - 11, 2010.

Contemporary Art: Who Cares?

Research and practices in contemporary art conservation
The successor of the leading international symposium in the nineties about conservation and restoration of contemporary art Modern Art: Who Cares?

What can you expect?
State of the art themes like: installation art, documentation, artists' participation, decision-making, scientific research and education. With outstanding lectures, poster presentations and an interactive programme of your choice of workshops, discussions and site-visits. Networking sessions will also take place.

When and where?
9-11 June 2010, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam

Interested?
Of course you are interested as professional or student working with contemporary art. Send your e-mail address to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  you will be kept posted.

Information will be posted at www.incca.org/contemporaryartwhocares

The symposium will be organised by the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN) and the Foundation for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (SBMK) in collaboration with the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

This symposium is being organisesd as part of the European project PRACTICs of Contemporary Art: The Future (2009-2011). PRACTICs is supported by the Culture Programme (2007-2013) of the European Commission and the Mondriaan Foundation. PRACTICs is an INCCA Affiliated project.

Image credits:  Lydia Schouten: A virus of sadness, the virulence of loneliness, 1990. Collection ICN. Photo: Tim Koster