December Meeting Summary: A Virtual Tour of a Painting and Painted Textile Conservation Practice
“ Maybe You Can Try this at Home: A Virtual Tour of a Painting and Painted Textile Conservation Practice with Nancy R. Pollak of Art …
3-Ring Circus Summary: “Adhesives for Degraded Cellulose Nitrate” by Emily Brzezinski
“Adhesives for Degraded Cellulose Nitrate: Navigating an Intervention” Speaker: Emily Brzezinski, National Air and Space Museum Summary by Sejal Goel, Fellow at the National Park Service, …
March Meeting Summary: “Iron Stain Reduction from White Paint Films”
Speaker: Kate Brugioni Gabrielli, Conservator, National Air and Space Museum Summary by Emily Mercer, Graduate Fellow, SUNY Buffalo On February 21st, 2023, the Washington Conservation Guild …
March Meeting Summary: Assessing a Large Collection of Found Material: James Hampton’s ‘Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly’
Speaker: Katya Zinsli Lunder Conservation Fellow, Smithsonian American Art Museum Summary by Anna Nielsen During the WCG’s Emerging Professionals Talks, Katya Zinsli, Smithsonian American Art Museum, …
March Meeting Summary: A Moment of Reflection: ER-FTIR Analysis of the National Gallery of Art’s Collection of Dorothea Lange Photographs
Speaker: Emily Mercer, Graduate Fellow, SUNY Buffalo/Library of Congress Summary by Lauren Gottschlich During the WCG’s Emerging Professionals Talks, Emily Mercer presented her ongoing research …
3-Ring Summary: Ring 3: “ECPN Retrospective of the Great Recession: Survey Report”
Ring 3: MAKING CONNECTIONS “ECPN Retrospective of the Great Recession: Survey Report”Presented by former ECPN Professional Education and Training Officers Keara Teeter & Annabelle Camp Summarized …
3-Ring Summary: Ring 1: “Re-evaluating the Lilienthal Glider: Where Conservation Meets Restoration”
Ring 1: WHAT’S OLD IS NEW “Re-evaluating the Lilienthal Glider: Where Conservation Meets Restoration””Presented by Deborah Parr, Conservator at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian …
3-Ring Summary: Ring 3: “APOYOnline: Looking to the Past and Towards the Future”
Ring 3: MAKING CONNECTIONS “APOYOnline: Looking to the Past and Towards the Future”Presented by Leah Bright, Objects Conservator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Treasurer …
October Meeting Summary: “Exploring and Conserving the Women of the Book Collection”
Summarized by Lauren Gottschlich The Washington Conservation Guild kicked off the 2022-2023 season with a set of excellent talks, all focused on library and archive …
3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: “Transforming the National Air and Space Museum’s Mannequins”
Ring 2: FACING MONUMENTAL TASKS “Transforming the National Air and Space Museum’s Mannequins”Presented by Elizabeth Knight, Conservator at National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Summarized …
