Welcome to the 60th season of the Washington Conservation Guild!
This page will update as venues, speakers, and talk titles are confirmed and event recordings are edited. Be sure to browse our previous seasons or past meeting summaries.
September 12, 2026 (Saturday 3:00–4:30pm)
In-person Member Tour of Peirce Mill
October 1, 2026 (Thursday 5:00–7:00 pm)
“Preservation of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection” in-person lecture with TBA at The National Building Museum
October 31, 2026 (Saturday 10:30–12:30 pm)
Community Partnership Project with the Army Historical Foundation “Preservation of Heirlooms and Family Archives: Presentation and Clinic” at the National Museum of the United States Army
November 5, 2026 (Thursday 5:00–7:00 pm)
[Tentative] “Sculptural Cleaning of Protest-Related Graffiti” in-person lecture with Courtney Magill at TBA
December 3, 2026 (Thursday 5:15–6:30 pm)
Virtual meeting (TBA)
January 14, 2027 (Thursday 5:00–7:30 pm)
Annual Three-Ring Circus Lecture series, in-person at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center [tentative]
February 4, 2027 (Thursday 5:15–6:30 pm)
“Digging for Information: Archaeological Conservation at Historic St. Mary’s City and Forays into Working with the Media” virtual lecture with Stephanie Whitehead
March 4, 2027 (Thursday 5:15–6:30 pm)
“60 Years of Washington Conservation Guild” virtual meeting
March 13, 2027 (Saturday Time TBA)
“Creating Visual Didactics” workshop with Elle Friedberg at TBA
April 1, 2027 (Thursday 5:00–7:00 pm)
Emerging Professional Talks in-person lectures at TBA
May 20, 2027 (Thursday 5:00–7:00 pm)
Annual “Business Meeting & Raffle” in-person program at TBA
