YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM
EMERGING SKILLS FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION
THIRD EDITION 17 February – 16 June
FINAL EVENT 1 JULY 2022
In the context of Strategic Plan 2019-2022 the ‘La Venaria Reale’ Conservation and Restoration Centre, drawn up with the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo in line with the multi-annual programmes of the founding bodies and in line with the more detailed action programme provided for inAgenda 2030 for sustainable development, the
“Young Professionals Forum. Emerging skills for heritage conservation”
It is the first important initiative of international scope This is aimed at increasing skills, comparing professionals in the cultural heritage sector and opening up to wider and more diverse audiences.
Converted into a fully digital event following the COVID-19 health emergency, the Forum has, from the outset, registered its membership as a partner of some of the most important national and international bodies.
One will be proposed this year. new formula, an annual route of events and integrated activities to improve participants’ professional skills and expand their international networks.
TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED
The Young Professionals Forum 2022 is addressed to anyone who wants to get involved and value the approach to transversal professions, to anyone who wants to confront each other and never stop improving and questioning themselves. It is an opportunity to involve a wide range of young people from different backgrounds on shared themes, allowing everyone to bring their own disciplinary peculiarities into play on cross-cutting issues related to heritage conservation.
The Forum is open to all students who are about to graduate or have recently graduated, PhD students, researchers and professionals in the field of Cultural Heritage, e.g. conservators, restorers, art historians, architects, conservation scientists, conservators, museologists, archaeologists, etc.
Partners
- International Centre for the Study of the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
- International Council of Museums Italy (ICOM Italy)
- International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
- International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
- Italian Group of the International Institute for Conservation (IGIIC)
- University of Turin (UniTo)
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin
- National Research Council (CNR)
- Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences of the National Research Council (CNR ispc)
- ‘Giulio Natta’ Institute of Chemical Sciences and Technologies of the National Research Council (SCITEC)
- Santagata Foundation for the Economy of Culture
- Sustainability in Conservation (SiC)
- Sustainability in Conservation Italia (SiC Italia)
- Consortium of Royal Residences of the Savoy
- the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation
- Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art
- Italian Association of Artist Archives (AitArt)
with the support of
- Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation
- the Magnetto Foundation
- Association of Friends of the Royal Palace and the ‘La Venaria Reale’ Restoration Centre
- Central European Initiative (CEI) Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP) 2021
- International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
- Willard Conservation Ldt
SHARE
Final event
1 July 2022
During thefinal digital event of 1 July the Working Groups have shared their experience and collected ideas to publish a report Summary of activities.
LIVE
YPF Community
Through the Young Professionals Community, participants live the Forum by getting in touch with their colleagues and exchanging perspectives. The Forum team guides the participants and provides useful pills for the improvement of soft skills.
EXPLORE
Webinar
February – April 2022
10 webinar, with simultaneous Italian-English translation, between February and April.
Explore different approaches to the conservation and enhancement of Cultural Heritage, bringing you closer to the experience of a wide range of specialists and senior professionals working in museums and high-level cultural heritage institutions.
MEET
Individual meetings with experts
26 – 29 April
Meetings One-on-one with participants who wish to seek advice or ask questions relevant to their professional career to the experts.
ACT
Interactive workshops
May – June 2022
The interactive workshops provided the opportunity to take action on practical case studies and to reflect on current issues.
7 interactive workshops from which to choose were proposed by the partners of the Forum with activities on cross-cutting themes.
- Guidelines for the conservation of works of art in urban public spaces; CapUs project, online: 05 May and 31 May – Department of Chemistry, University of Turin and JRC
- From Conservation to Exhibition – The condition report, online: 12 May – Consortium of Sabaud Royal Residencese and JRC
- Online Outreach and Public Engagement in Heritage Conservation, online: 19 May – IIC
- Museum professions today and tomorrow, online: 26 May – ICOM
- Climate challenges in training for the conservation of the cultural heritage in the Mediterranean, online: 01 June – ICOMOS Italy
- Restoring Palmyra, from protection to recovery management, online: 09-14 June – Fondazione Santagata per l’Economia della Cultura
- andnSIGHT: A Participatory Game for Enhancing Disaster Risk Governance, online: 16 June – ICCROM
WORK
2022 – 2023
Among the participants in the Forum, the most relevant profile won a fellowship at the ‘La Venaria Reale’ Conservation and Restoration Centre to work with its international network.
Italy Pavillon
EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORUM
1 February 2022 at 18:00 (Dubai time), 15:00 (CET)
Italian Pavilion at Expo Dubai, Amphitheatre
On 1 February the presentation of the second edition of the Young Professionals Forum and the launch of the new edition as part of theDubai Expo 2020: a debate on the interaction between culture, training and education and on issues related to the preservation of cultural heritage and professions.
The debate stems from the results of the Young Professionals Forum 2021, an open and international platform where young cultural heritage professionals exchange ideas, discuss, improve skills and build a shared vision, getting involved in the process of change and advocacy.
During the presentation, different international experiences were compared, from Italy to the United Arab Emirates, to identify common reasons for exchange and growth.
CCR and accessibility
