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ICRI 2026 – Provisional Programme

| Marta Lopez | ICRI Biennial Conference

 

Provisional Programme
Please note that the programme below is provisional and may be subject to change. Please check this page regularly for the latest programme updates.
09:15–10:00 Registration, tea and coffee
10:00–10:10 Welcome from ICRI
ICRI Chairperson
10:10–10:30 Aalia Kamal, Cultural and Inclusive Heritage Officer
Supporting Cultural and Inclusive Heritage in Conditions of Change: An Update from the Heritage Council
Session One: Storage in Motion—Strategy, Sustainability and Risk
10:30–11:00 Keynote — Morten Ryhl-Svendsen
Sustainable Museum Storage in Denmark: Lessons from Two Decades of Low-Energy Building Development
11:00–11:15 Anna McCann
Moving on a Shoestring: Practical Lessons from the Monaghan County Museum Relocation
11:15–11:30 Clodagh Neligan and Dena Horan
Conservation without closure: Decanting the Old Library whilst maintaining access
11:30–11:45 Tanja Kimmel
From Hidden Infrastructure to Strategic Asset: Rethinking Museum Storage for Conditions of Change
11:45–12:00 Lisa O’Hagan
A Change in Approach: Remediation of Well-Established Mould Growth
12:00–12:15 Q&A and discussion
12:15–13:15   Lunch
Posters and trade tables will be available during lunch.
Session Two: Political Climate and People-Centred Conservation
13:15–13:45 Keynote — Jessica Baldwin
Census and Sensibility: Conserving Ireland’s 1926 Census
13:45–14:00 Hannah Power, Lorna Rowley and Donna Rose
The Changing Ireland Exhibition: Stories from Our Collections 1900–2020, Gallery Two: Establishing a People-Centred Approach to Conservation Practice within a Co-Created Museum Space
14:00–14:15 Louise O’Connor
From Defiance to Display: Rethinking the 1916 Proclamation through Conservation
14:15–14:30 Shoun Patrick Obana and Jamie Starr
Queering Conservation: Developing a Community Approach to LGBTQIA+ Heritage Preservation
14:30–14:45 Sinem Ceylan
Public Perspectives on Value, Damage and Authenticity in Conservation
14:45–15:00 Q&A and discussion
15:00–15:15   Tea and coffee
Session Three: Changing Climates and Collections in Motion
15:15–15:45 Keynote — Bart Ankersmit
From Climate Data to Climate Decisions
15:45–16:00 Louise Walsworth Bell and Lucia Fabbro
Decant of Hugh Lane Gallery Collections from Charlemont House to External Storage Facilities
16:00–16:15 Harriet Gillespie
Hot & Bothered: An HVAC Shutdown Response
16:15–16:30 Julia Poirier
From Field to Storage: Rehousing the National Folklore Collection’s Wax Cylinders in Preparation for Relocation
16:30–16:45 Sonia Milewska
From Acquisition to Reactivation: Rethinking Storage in Time-Based Media Art Conservation at IMMA
16:45–17:00 Q&A and discussion
17:00–17:15 Conference reflections and closing remarks
ICRI Conference Committee