Panama City, PANAMA – June 30 to July 4, 2025
APOYOnline- Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas, Inc., is pleased to announce the APOYOnline 5th Regional Conference in Panama City, PANAMA with programming also available virtually.
The theme of the event is “Sustainable Connections for Cultural Heritage” , organized in collaboration with the Museo del Canal and the Museum Association of the Caribbean (MAC) and other local and regional institutions. The main themes will cover a variety of themes important to the region including climate change and collections at risk, community engagement and connections, innovation, trends, education and training.
The conference will include oral presentations and posters, panels with experts on conference themes, onsite and virtual workshop, our volunteer initiative MANOS A LA OBRA, networking opportunities, an exhibition hall of preservation material suppliers, technical visits across Panama City and much more. Grants will be available.
On May 4th, we released the book “Preserving, Protecting and Defending: A practical guide for the care of collections”, written by the American conservator Barbara Appelbaum.
In 2023 we will have interviews and testimonials with the entire APOYOnline team! To begin with, the #Youngpreservationprofessionals series welcomes Conservator-Restorer Gabriela Lúcio!
And today we will have another excellent statement from the #Youngpreservationprofessionals series with Conservator-Restorer Susana Cerqueira Santos!
This month in the #Youngpreservationprofessionals column we have the testimony of Brazilian Aline Rabello, a conservator-restorer with a bachelor’s degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais!
To celebrate the new phase of APOYOnline, represented by the logo change, this month’s #HangoutWithAPOYOnline is with our volunteer Executive Director, Beatriz Haspo!
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: APOYOnline is very grateful to the team of volunteer translators who collaborated on this
Mission: APOYOnline is a non-profit organization that promotes communication, exchange and professional development in the field of heritage preservation in the Americas and in Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries.
Misión: APOYOnline es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que promueve la comunicación, el intercambio y el desarrollo profesional en el campo de preservación patrimonial en el continente Americano y en los países hispanos y luso parlantes.
Missão: APOYOnline é uma organização sem fins lucrativos que promove a comunicação, troca e desenvolvimento profissional no campo da preservação do patrimônio nas Américas e em países falantes do português e espanhol.
