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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 …

WCG Webinar: Demystifying Federal Contracting Language

January 14, 2024January 17, 2022

Virtual Zoom Webinar: Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:00pm – 6:00pm (EST) Much of the language used in contracting is intimidating and confusing. Conservators don’t learn …

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild for its VIRTUAL January 3-Ring Circus Meeting

April 3, 2023December 17, 2021

CORRECTION: Due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic and the regional rise in cases, WCG has opted to switch the 3-Ring Circus to a virtual platform …

Screenshot of a virtual presentation. Gregory Bailey speaks to a slide that reads "Standing together for our union" with photos from the time of the strike

Meeting Summary: Unionization at the Walters Art Museum

April 5, 2023December 17, 2021

With Walters Workers United members: And The Baltimore Museum of Art Union Members: At the beginning of November 2021, WCG had the opportunity to meet …

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2021–2022 Sidney S. Williston Memorial Fund Recipients

September 11, 2024December 10, 2021

The Emerging Professionals Committee of the Washington Conservation Guild is pleased to announce the 2021–2022 recipients of the Sidney S. Williston Memorial Fund. The Fund …

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C2C Care Webinar New Tools of the Trade

June 8, 2023December 8, 2021

December 14, 2021 at 1pm ET Learn about new tools to assist cultural heritage institutions perform their daily work. Two measurement tools will be introduced …

Three conservators in masks in the lobby of the Lunder Conservation Center

Please join the WCG Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) for a virtual tour on December 7, 2021

January 14, 2024November 24, 2021

Lunchtime lab tour of the Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art MuseumWith Nicole Chausse, Keara Teeter, and Katya ZinsliEmerging conservation professionals at SAAM …

Please join the Washington Conservation Guild for its virtual December 2, 2021 meeting

April 3, 2023November 17, 2021

Reawakening the National Mall’s “Sleeping Beauty” – a look inside the Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building With Rachel GoslinsDirector of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building …

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