Hide Tanning Workshop, December 10–11
Do you preserve leather in your conservation practice? Have you wondered about what it really takes to turn animal skins into usable leather for garments, …
WCG 4th Annual Intern and Fellow Portfolio Day
Thursday October 27, 20165:00- 6:30 p.m. This is your chance, pre-programmers! We hope you will take advantage of this excellent opportunity to peruse portfolios and …
Special Tour of Glenstone for WCG Members!
As part of our 50th year anniversary celebration, the Washington Conservation Guild has been given the exciting opportunity to visit Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland on …
Lecture at Smithsonian American Art Museum
“Conservation of Our Collection: Claggett Wilson” Thursday, September 28, 2016, 4:00 pm MacMillan Education Center Join paper conservator Catherine Maynor as she discusses artist and …
Preservation Day at the US Capitol
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is pleased to make you aware of an event at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center that commemorates the …
Lecture: “Silicone solvents, emulsions and more – oh my”
Thursday, September 22, 2016, 4:00 pm Smithsonian American Art MuseumMcMillan Education Center This presentation by Chris Stavroudis will introduce the various uses of silicone solvents …
Lecture on Imaging Rolled Ancient Papyri at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division is pleased to announce a lecture given by Verena Lepper (Curator for Egyptian and Oriental Papyri, …
Accepting Abstracts for the Fall Professional Development Seminar
A collaborative professional seminar focused on controlling health and safety risks from preparing, treating, managing, and exhibiting artistic, historic and natural science collections will be …
Lecture on Daguerreotypes at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Conservation Division is pleased to announce a lecture given by Rachel Wetzel, Photograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, …
Workshop on Cemetery Conservation
Historic Congressional Cemetery, partnering with the D.C. Metro Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, will be hosting Operation Conservation with Jonathan Appell, a workshop …
