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Meeting Summary: Reawakening the National Mall’s “Sleeping Beauty”: A look inside the Smithsonian’s Arts+Industries Building

April 5, 2023March 3, 2022

On December 2nd, 2021, the Washington Conservation Guild was honored to receive as speaker the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building director, Rachel Goslins. Before joining …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Title of slide reads ATR-FTIR spectra show little dependence on image density. Four spectra with proteins and cellulose highlighted for salted paper, printed-out, albumen, and developed-out prints

3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: Application of Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy for Insights into Photographs

April 5, 2023March 3, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research Application of Reflectance FTIR Spectroscopy for Insights into PhotographsPresenter: Dr. Joan Walker, Conservation Scientist at the National Gallery …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Slide reads "Paints were mixed in a 1:1 ratio and then suspended in Kremer watercolor medium in a 5% w/w ratio before application to paper." Sample tested was Alizarin Crimson (PR83) and Carmine Lake (NR4) in watercolor. Four hyperspectral images of sample

3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Microscopy (SSE-RM) for Non-invasive, in situ Identification of Lake Pigments

April 5, 2023March 2, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Microscopy (SSE-RM) for Non-invasive, in situ Identification of Lake PigmentsPresentation by Kristen E. Watts, …

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3-Ring Summary: Ring 2: The Application of Multispectral Photogrammetry to the Conservation of a Portable Mural

April 5, 2023March 2, 2022

Ring 2: Technical Imaging and Scientific Research The Application of Multispectral Photogrammetry to the Conservation of a Portable Mural Presented by Wendy Rose, 2021-2022 Latino …

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild for its virtual March 3, 2022 meeting

April 3, 2023February 16, 2022

Emerging Professionals Talks Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 5:00-6:45 pm (EST) on ZoomSocial Time from 5-5:30 pm Lectures from 5:30-6:45pm This event is free to all. If …

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3-Ring Summary: Something from Nothing: Using Hidden Construction Clues to Reconstruct an Early 19th c Bodice

May 23, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Something from Nothing: Using Hidden Construction Clues to Reconstruct an Early 19th c …

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3-Ring Summary: Conservation and Preservation Strategies for Royal Painted Tombs in El-Kurru, Sudan: Acknowledging the Past while Planning for the Future

June 6, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Conservation and Preservation Strategies for Royal Painted Tombs in El-Kurru, Sudan: Acknowledging the …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Two images of same painting, a gentleman in 18th century clothing sitting in the foreground with a small town in the background, before and after treatment. Right image of the painting after treatment is brighter, less yellow, with a tree in the background that is missing from the left image.

3-Ring Summary: Ring 1: Treatment of the Portrait of William Henry Capers by Ralph Earl: When “Less is More” Still Takes Time

April 5, 2023February 4, 2022

3-Ring Circus virtual meeting summary (January 6, 2022)Ring 1: Conservation in Practice Treatment of the Portrait of William Henry Capers by Ralph Earl: When “Less …

February Letter from the President of the Washington Conservation Guild

July 14, 2023February 4, 2022

Dear fellow members of WCG, We are halfway through the 2021-2022 season, in the midst of Winter blahs and pandemic blues. Luckily, WCG has several …

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WCG February Meeting: Preserving Indigenous Culture through 3-D Technologies

April 3, 2023January 24, 2022

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild for its virtual February meeting. Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 pm (EST) on Zoom (Social Time from 5-5:30 …

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