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.
NEXT MEETING
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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm
Programming for the 2025 3-Ring Circus made possible with support from: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, 2025 The S. Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution Thursday, January … Read More
LATEST NEWS
WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm
Programming for the 2025 3-Ring Circus made possible with support from: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, 2025 The S. Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution Thursday, January 9th, 5:00–7:30 pm Location: 1100 … Read More
WCG Events, WCG Meeting Announcements
2025 Community Partnership Project
Please join the Washington Conservation Guild and the staff and members of the Naval Lodge for the 2025 Community Partnership Project Condition Assessment and Rehousing of Selected Artifacts from the Naval … Read More
Community Partnership Projects, WCG Events
“You’re Going to Frieze Up There: the Discovery and Exposure of Mid 19th Century Decorative Painting on the Plaster Walls of President Lincoln’s Cottage” with Jeff Larry
Thursday, December 5thOnline via zoomSocial time 5:15-5:30, Lecture 5:30-6:30Director of Preservation, Jeff Larry, will discuss the history of President Lincoln’s Cottage, and the methods used to reveal decorative painting at … Read More
WCG Events, WCG Meeting Announcements
LATEST OPPORTUNITIES
Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Training Fellowship in Paper Conservation, National Gallery of Art
With an endowment from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery of Art is offering a fellowship in the paper conservation department. The three-year fellowship will commence in September … Read More
Internships / Fellowships
Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Training Fellowship in Paper Conservation, National Gallery of Art
With an endowment from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery of Art is offering a fellowship in the objects conservation department. The three-year fellowship will commence in September … Read More
Internships / Fellowships
Objects Conservator, Naval History and Heritage Command
The Naval History and Heritage Command’s (NHHC) Conservation Branch (COBRA) is seeking an objects conservator. The selected candidate will work in the Conservation Branch’s official Navy laboratory at the Collection … Read More
