August Letter from the President of the Washington Conservation Guild
Dear fellow members, It is with great pleasure that I greet you again at the start of the 2020/2021 season. Yes, “pleasure” even though we …
Register now for fall Lunder Conservation Center programs online
Register Now for Fall Conservation Programs OnlineConverse with a Conservator | Outdoor SculptureWednesday, September 2, 5:30 p.m. ET Free, Registration required via Eventbrite. Discover how museum conservators protect, …
Join us for the September WCG Intern social event: PowerPoint Party!
Date: September 16th Time: 6-7pm ET. RSVP to receive the Zoom link. Come practice your short virtual presentation skills and meet your fellow WCG members …
September Meeting: Team Trivia!
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 5:00pm to 7:00pmfrom the comfort of your home Celebrate the beginning of the WCG season with a friendly game of team …
Community Partnership Project 2020
On February 20th, volunteers gathered at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWMM) for a day of learning and collaborative work on several collections …
March Intern Meeting Summary: WCG Intern Talks – “Markings of a Turning Point: Preserving the Last Surviving Example of Invasion Stripes on a World War II Bomber”
“Markings of a Turning Point: Preserving the Last Surviving Example of Invasion Stripes on a World War II Bomber”Karen Wilcox, Engen Conservation Fellow at the …
Summer Zoom Talks: the History and Conservation of the Lost Shul Mural
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 7:00-8:15 pmWednesday, July 1, 2020, 7:00-8:15 pm The Washington Conservation Guild presents Two Summer Zoom Talks hosted by the Jewish Study …
March Intern Meeting Summary: “Burn This Disk: Treating Fire-Affected Optical Disks”
Presenter: Adrian Hernandez, pre-program conservation intern at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Adrian Hernandez contributed to the 2020 Intern Talks held …
March Intern Meeting Summary: Investigations into replacing missing elements on a pair of 18th century ormolu wall sconces
Austin Anderson is currently a Graduate Intern in Objects Conservation at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, and presented on his research into fabricating missing elements …
