Scientific Symposium (18th-22nd October): Session S4 – Knowledge, Standards, Guidelines and Resources for Education and training in Architectural Conservation
UNESCO Masterclass – “TRAINING THE TRAINERS”: CONSERVING OLD KUCHING: PRESERVING CULTURE, CONSERVING HERITAGE AND ENCOURAGING ARTS
Organised by ICOMOS CIF (cif.icomos.org)
Date: 18 October 2026
Venue: Riverside Majestic Hotel (tentatively) & Old Kuching Town
VIDEOS OF THE PRESENTATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES SECTION
26th and 27th September 2022
Auditorium al Duomo. Via de’ Cerretani 54/R, 50123 Florence, and remotely:
https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/icomos-cif-2022-symposium-and-agm-tickets-387997168977
PROGRAMME
Monday 26th September
9.00 Registration
9.30 Welcome by Cristina González-Longo, ICOMOS CIF President and
Carlotta del Bianco, President of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco
9.45 Opening Remarks: by Mounir Bouchenaki,Advisor to UNESCO and ICCROM
10.00 Session I:
Education and Professional Competence in Architectural Conservation
Laboratorio Internacional LIRAU: Javier Gallego Roca, Universidad de Granada
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation: Séan O’Reilly
Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU Nara): Tamar Meladze
Professional Accreditation in Architectural Conservation. Ingval Maxwell
12.00 Coffee break
12.15 Session II:
From Teaching and Learning to Practising: some Experiences
Museo Nazionale Romano – Crypta Balbi, in Rome: Maria Letizia Conforto, Architect
Santa Maria Paganica, l’Aquila: Claudio Varagnoli, Architect
Notre Dame in Paris: Strategies of a Reconstruction. Carlo Blasi, Architect
Villa dei Quintili, Rome: Giuliana Galli, Archaeologist
14.15 Working Lunch
16.00 Round Table: with the participation of all speakers and Giovanni Carbonara Emeritus Professor in Architectural Conservation, Sapienza University of Rome
17.30 Coffee Break
18.00 Summary of the Day and Conclusions: A Decalogue for Education in Architectural Conservation
20.00: Symposium Dinner
Tuesday 27th September
9:00 Site visits in Florence to see ongoing architectural conservation education and training in Florence
13.00 Working Lunch
15.00 ICOMOS CIF AGM (For CIF members only)
