Meeting Schedule – 2024/2025 Season

Welcome to the 58th 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.


Saturday, September 7, 2024, 12:20–2:30 pm
Member Tour of Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Garden

Thursday, October 3, 2024, 4:30–7:00 pm | MEETING RECORDING
“Creating the Oak Hill Cemetery Archive” in-person lecture with Laura Thoms, Archivist and Collection Manager
https://oakhillcemeterydc.org

Saturday, November 16, 2024, 9:30am–4:30 pm
Private Practice Seminar at Naval Lodge No. 4

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5:15–6:30pm | MEETING RECORDING
“You’re Going to Frieze Up There: The Discovery and Exposure of Mid 19th Century Decorative Painting on the Plaster Walls of President Lincoln’s Cottage” virtual lecture by Jeff Larry, Preservation Manager, History and Preservation of Lincoln Cottage
Followed by an in-person Member Tour on Saturday, December 7, 2024

Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm
Annual 3-Ring Circus Lecture Series at the S. Dillon Ripley Center

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 5:15–6:30 pm
The Role of Conservators in Art Crime Investigations” virtual lecture with Catherine P. Foster, Ph.D., and Geoffrey Kelly of Argus Cultural Property Consultants

Thursday, March 13, 2025, 5:15–6:30 pm
Emergency Response
Virtual lecture by Elaina Gregg

Saturday, March 15, 2025, 9:30am–5:30 pm
Community Partnership Project
Condition Assessment and Rehousing of Selected Artifacts from the Naval Lodge No. 4 Collection

Thursday April 3, 2025, 5:00–7:00 pm
Emerging Professional Lecture Series and Member Tour at National Park Seminary Ballroom
https://nationalparkseminaryapts.com/ballroom/

Thursday May 1, 2025, 5:00–7:00 pm (Tentative)
Annual Business Meeting
Location to be determined