Register for the Summer School 'Saving energy for cultural heritage institutions'
The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) is organizing an international Summer School in partnership with The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). The course will run from 1 to 12 July 2024.
Practical information
Where: Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Jubelpark 1, Brussels
When: 1st July – 12th July 2024
Price: 500 EUR pp
Language: English
Who: 3-4 Belgian institutions and 6-7 international institutions
The event is part of Climate2Preserv, a project that aims at developing a protocol that helps cultural institutions explore different energy saving strategies considering their collections, building, systems and more.
The course will accommodate a total of 20 participants, coming from 3-4 Belgian institutions and 6-7 international institutions (museums, galleries, archives and libraries). Each institution will send two participants, one person with a technical background and some experience in facilities, and one person with a background in conservation or collection care.
During the workshop, these teams will simulate a fast-paced walk through of the protocol that focuses on teamwork, gathering and understanding documentation, exploring energy saving strategies and decision-making and sharing information. Participants will do this through a mixture of theoretical courses, exploring tools, visiting existing case-studies and completing exercises based on actual case-study data.
At the end of the course, they get the time to plan their future steps within their own institutions.
The deadline for application is January 14.
A selection will be made by January 28.
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