The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials.

Founded in 1967, WCG serves as a regional forum for its members and as a resource to the public for learning about the care of personal collections.

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2024 Community Partnership Project

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild and Black Activist Curator Nadine Seiler for the 2024 Community Partnership Project: Mold Mitigation and Rehousing of Selected Artifacts from the Black Lives Matter … Read More
Community Partnership Projects, WCG Events
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Registration open: 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo

Registration is open for the Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting and the program has been announced 2024 AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo May 16 – 19, 2024 Baltimore, … Read More
External Events
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WCG April Meeting: Emerging Professionals Talks 2024

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild in-person for the 6th Meeting of the 2023/2024 Season. Thursday, April 4th 2024 5:00–7:00 pm Social Hour: 5:00–6:00 pm, talks begin at 6:00 pm … Read More
Emerging Professionals, WCG Meeting Announcements

LATEST OPPORTUNITIES

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Internship, Building Conservation Associates, Inc. (BCA), Washington, D.C.

BCA is a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in architectural materials conservation and historic preservation. Over the course of nearly 40 years in business, BCA has documented, assessed, and assisted … Read More
Internships / Fellowships

Architectural Conservator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Description The Architectural Conservator is a full-time, exempt-status position, working within the Department of Historic Preservation and Collections under the direct supervision of the Curator of Preservation Collections (“Preservation Curator”).  … Read More
Jobs
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Library and Archival Materials Conservator, The Mariners’ Museum and Park

Description The Library and Archival Materials Conservator will undertake the direct treatment and preventive conservation care of books, bound materials, and other paper-based objects within the Library and Archival collections … Read More
Jobs