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 …
![Jenna Gustafson cleans Modern Head by Roy Lichtenstein outside the Smithsonian American Art Museum [left]. Gwenfritz by Alexander Calder outside the National Museum of American History [center]. Katya Zinsli, Lunder Conservation Fellow, Smithsonian American Art Museum, cleans James Hampton's "Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly” inside SAAM gallery [right].](https://washingtonconservationguild.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/internship-photo-300x126.jpg)
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is currently accepting applications for a Six-Month Advanced-Level Internship in Preventive Care and Objects Conservation in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Lunder Conservation Center. The anticipated dates are June 1, 2023 to November 31, 2023, and includes a $12,000 stipend. …
Please join the Washington Conservation Guild and the American Industrial Hygiene Association Potomac Local Section for their joint in-person meeting : “The Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit: A …
“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 …
The Walters Art Museum is offering a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Training Fellowship in Objects Conservation beginning in the fall of 2023. The fellow …
The National Museum of African Art is seeking a highly-skilled, Senior Mount Maker to join our Exhibitions team. The National Museum of African Art (NMAFA) …
Please explore the links below to the job announcements for an Exhibits & Loans Conservator, GS-1001-12, located in Preservation Services, Collections Management Services, Office of …
Washington Conservation Guild
P.O. Box 17336, Arlington, VA 22216
wcg@washingtonconservationguild.org
The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials.
Founded in 1967, WCG serves as a regional forum for its members and as a resource to the public for learning about the care of personal collections.
