IIC Keck Award

Every two years the IIC's Keck Award is offered to the individual or
group who, in the opinion of IIC Council, has done most to further
the public appreciation of the work of the conservation profession.
The Keck Award, established in 1994, was generously endowed by
Sheldon and Caroline Keck to commemorate their shared lives of
distinguished achievement in conservation. The cash award is
presented every two years at the IIC Congress to--in Caroline Keck's
words--"the individual or group who has in the opinion of the
Council contributed most towards promoting public understanding and
appreciation of the accomplishments of the conservation profession".

At the IIC's 2010 Istanbul Congress IIC Council was delighted to
make the 2010 Keck Award to the 'Painting Techniques of
Impressionism and Postimpressionism' project organised by the
Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Fondation Corboud in collaboration with
the Cologne Institute for Conservation Science at the University of
Applied Sciences in Cologne.

IIC's Council considers that the 'Painting Techniques of
Impressionism and Postimpressionism' project made a strong
contribution towards promoting public understanding and appreciation
of the accomplishments of the conservation profession--the reason
for the establishment of the award.

Iris Schaefer, Head of the Restoration Department at the Wallraf,
and Prof. Hans Portsteffen from the Institute of Restoration and
Conservation at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, received
the award in Istanbul from Josephine Kirby Atkinson, IIC's
Secretary-General.

Further details of the project may be found at

    <URL:http://www.museenkoeln.de/impressionismus>

Further details of past Keck Award winners may be found at

    <URL:http://www.iiconservation.org/about/keck_award.php>

Graham Voce
Executive Secretary
International Institute for Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
6 Buckingham Street
London WC2N 6BA
UK
+44 20 7839 5975
Fax: +44 20 7976 1564


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