Obituary for Elisabeth FitzHugh
On January 13, 2017, Elisabeth West FitzHugh died at the age of 90 in Mitchellville MD. Elisabeth lived in the DC region since 1956. She …
Studio Open House: November 30th
This Wednesday, November 30th Caring for Textiles invites you to a Studio Open House: 3924 Ingomar St. NW, Washington DC 20015 Please join them between 1-8pm, …
Past WCG Board Member Writes Book on the Early History of Paper Conservation
Christine Smith’s “Yours Respectfully, William Berwick: Paper Conservation in the United States and Western Europe, 1800 to 1935” was just published. This history of 19th- …
Lincoln assassination emerges in painting from 150 years of grime
The National Park Service has the portrait of the mortally wounded Lincoln cleaned and restored for the first time in 35 years. The painting, which …
Memorial Gathering: Kathy Ludwig
Please join the National Archives staff as they celebrate and remember Kathy on June 19, 2015, from 1:00 to 3:00Lecture Rooms D and E at …
Catherine Dewey is on the Mall!
The following press release is from the National Park Service: Catherine Dewey Tapped to Lead Resource Management at the National Mall Washington – National Mall …
Hugh Shockey is on the Move!
Past President of the Washington Conservation Guild and Objects Conservator for the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Hugh Shockey will be joining the staff of …
Holocaust experts work to preserve WWII-era items: As Yad Vashem gradually goes digital
With survivors dying in growing numbers and their live testimonies soon to be a thing of the past, Holocaust commemoration efforts are increasingly focused around …
Alan W. Postlethwaite October 9, 1924 – August 7, 2014
“Other duties as required” is the phrase in the Smithsonian’s job descriptions dreaded by most employees, but for Alan Postlethwaite, with a science background from …
Roland H. Cunningham, Senior Paintings Conservator, retired, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
It is with great sadness we have to announce the passing of Ron Cunningham, retired senior paintings conservator at the Museum Conservation Institute (MCI), on …
