Packsaddle Lecture: Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services

Join us prior to the opening of The Landscape of Giving: Celebrating 10 years of the Adopt an Artwork program at NERAM in the Mazda Gallery to hear from Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services. Julian will discuss his global experience in conservation, with highlights from the past 10 years of NERAM's Adopt An Artwork Program, and celebrate the generous contributions to this incredible project which supports the preservation of our beautiful collection.

Julian is a key founding member of ICS and has served as a driving force behind the company since its inception in 1991. International Conservation Services was first conceived to provide materials conservation to the substantial collections held outside of public collecting institutions – ensuring material was restored and conserved to museum standards. Under his guidance it has become the premier company for the conservation of art and heritage in the country serving both private and state institutions as well as private clients.

From his early days as a material conservator at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Julian has always had a strong affiliation with conservation and has worked to establish a company that is conversant in the broader aspects of conservation and how it relates to allied disciplines.

Julian’s key experience revolves around working on projects where there is a conservation component of a broader heritage issue. His expertise is deep and wide-ranging, extending from a very broad knowledge of material conservation issues to collection management, architectural conservation and heritage policy creation.

The Packsaddle Lecture Series invites guest speakers to expound on aspects of Australian and international artistic practices and history, providing the community with an opportunity to explore themes and ideas related to some of the museum’s key collection areas. 

Supported by Packsaddle

Image: Nora Heysen, Eggs,(detail) 1927. oil on canvas. Gift of Howard Hinton 1934. Sponsored by The Packsaddle Fundraising Group in 2015 for the Adopt an Artwork Program.