The Conservation Awards 2007: Calls For Entries

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The Conservation Awards 2007, sponsored by the MLA, will be launched this Autumn.

The awards recognise excellence in conservation, collections care, conservation research and digital preservation, rewarding and celebrating the skills of those who care for our cultural heritage.

The £15,000 Award for Conservation is for an outstanding project conserving individual items or collections. The entry deadline is 15 December 2006.

The £15,000 Award for Care of Collections is for an initiative leading to significant and sustainable improvements in caring for collections. The deadline for this category is also 15 December 2006.

The £10,000 Student Conservator of the Year Award is for an exceptional project completed during a UK training programme or internship and has an entry deadline of 28 February 2007.

The £5,000 Digital Preservation Award recognises leadership and practical advancement in the digital preservation arena. The deadline for entries is 31 March 2007.

The £2,500 Anna Plowden Trust Award is for a completed programme of research or development advancing the knowledge and practice of conservation. The entry deadline is 31 March 2007.

For details about entry conditions, see The Conservation Awards website – www.conservationawards.org.uk – or contact the awards administrator at admin@conservationawards.org.uk or on 020 7326 0995.