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 …
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 …
Ring 1: WHAT’S OLD IS NEW “Diatomaceous Earth Stones for Paper Conservation”Presented by Ewa Paul, Paper Conservator in Private Practice Summarized by Lauren Gottschlich Ewa Paul’s …
Ring 3: MAKING CONNECTIONS “Utilizing Existing Infrastructure to Enhance the Archivist/Conservator Relationship”Presented by Mark Coulbourne, Preservation Librarian at the University of Maryland and Bethany Greenho, …
Ring 1: WHAT’S OLD IS NEW “The Use of Agarose Gel for the Reduction of Rubber Cement on Photographs”Presented by Maggie Wessling, Photograph Conservator, National Gallery of …
“Inside the NHHC Conservation, Research, and Archaeology Lab (CORAL)” with conservators Shanna Daniels and Kate Morrand Summarized by Lauren Gottschlich During the November meeting, conservators …
“Conserving a 15th-century Italian Antiphonary: Non-traditional binding conservation techniques and an innovative all-in-one housing, display, and moving device” Speaker: Alessandro Scola Summarized by Lauren Gottschlich …
Speakers: Valinda Carroll, Anya Dani, Nylah Byrd, and Ariana Makau Summarized by Katherine Miromonti This February, four conservators––Valinda Carroll, Anya Dani, Nylah Byrd, and Ariana …
“Food For Thought: Building a New Smithsonian Museum” Speaker: Lisa Sasaki, Interim Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Summarized by Katherine Miromonti When …
Ring 2: FACING MONUMENTAL TASKS “The Eleventh Plague: Responding to a Webbing Clothes Moth Infestation”Presented by Christine Oricchio, Collections Specialist, National Museum of the American …
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