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METAL 2025

1-5 September 2025
Cardiff, UK

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The Conference

We are pleased to announce that a meeting of the international metals conservation community will be held at Cardiff University in the heart of the Welsh capital city with hybrid access for online delegates.

 

Metal 2025 will build on the traditions established during 30 years of ICOM-CC Metals Working Group Interim Meetings, whilst being independent for the first time. Published preprints will be available digitally for delegates and as a print on demand digital volume following the meeting.

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Call for Papers

Deadline

17th May 2024

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Themes

The 30th anniversary of the first Metal meeting offers an opportunity to reflect on progress and new challenges in our discipline, continuing to embrace the interdisciplinary research and reporting that has advanced our practices. We would be pleased to receive papers on the following aspects of metals conservation:

  • Development of new analytical techniques.

  • Novel applications for established materials and methods.

  • Evidence-based assessment of treatment effectiveness.

  • Critical appraisal of more sustainable treatments and practices.

  • Better understanding of the impact of changing environments on heritage metals.

  • Case studies of elaborate and innovative conservation treatments.

  • Collaborations with archaeometallurgy, art history, engineering and industry, and source communities.

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Young Conservation Professionals

Abstracts from students and recent graduates (maximum 3 years from graduation) are invited. These will be published as short papers.

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Submission

Please submit abstracts of max. 500 words. The work must be original and not previously published. Include a paper title and the name, professional title, affiliation and email address of all authors. Indicate the corresponding author and include their biography (max. 300 words). All papers will be subject to copyright transfer agreements.

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To submit a Young Conservation Professionals paper, include the letters YCP before the abstract title. For example, “YCP Conservation of painted cast iron sculptures.”

 

The Paper-flow online submissions portal https://metal2025.paper-flow.com/ is live and ready to accept abstracts!

Call for Posters

Coming soon!

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Any questions?

Contact the team: Metal2025@cardiff.ac.uk

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