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Job Posting: Conservator, Naval History and Heritage Command, Richmond, VA

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Please find USAJobs.gov posting for a Conservator, Naval History and Heritage Command, Richmond, VA, at the link below. Application window opens May 5th and closes approximately …

Promotional image for In Our Hands: Chinese Painting Conservators in US Museums shows two women at a table. One woman bends over a scroll of paper on the table and passes a brush over it.

Film Screening: ‘In Our Hands’ at NMAA

May 15, 2023May 2, 2023

Ornately decorated building with columns. Red, white, and blue colored spot lights are aimed up the columns making a colorful image.

Job Posting: Conservation Technician, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

Please find USAJobs.gov postings for Conservation Technician, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) May 4, 2023. Experience listed may …

Exterior view of a Greek-Revival building in Washington, D.C., housing the National Portrait Gallery / Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Contract Position: Paintings Conservator, National Portrait Gallery

May 13, 2024April 18, 2023

Please find below RFQ for a contract for a paintings conservator. Quote deadline is 5pm EDT, April 27, 2023. Project Description: National Portrait Gallery: Technical non-personal …

Contract Position: Objects Conservator, National Portrait Gallery

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

Please find below two RFQs for a contract for an objects conservator. Quote deadline is 5pm EDT, April 27, 2023. Project Description: National Portrait Gallery: Technical …

3-Ring Summary: Ring 3: “ECPN Retrospective of the Great Recession: Survey Report”

April 25, 2023April 18, 2023

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”

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

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”

April 18, 2023

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 …

Black and white photo of empty, dusty room under construction. Bare brick columns and cement ceiling with piles of dirt and wheeled cart tracks in the dirt floor.

WCG Website Updates Saturday April 22

August 4, 2023April 17, 2023

The Washington Conservation Guild website will be updated soon and may be unavailable for part of Saturday, April 22, 2023. Thank you for your patience …

WCG May Meeting: Business Meeting and Raffle

September 17, 2024April 17, 2023

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild in-person for the Final Meeting of the 2022/2023 Season: “Business Meeting and Raffle“ Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 5:00–7:00pm Location: …

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