The Washington Conservation Guild Presents its First Virtual Meeting
Thursday, April 2, 2020From the comfort of your home through FreeConferenceCall.com How to join the WCG April meeting Virtual Reception from 5:00pm to 5:30pm – …
3-Ring Circus Summary: Digital Conservation? Mapping Terms from Conservation to Preservation
“Digital Conservation? Mapping terms from Conservation to Preservation”Crystal Sanchez, Video and Digital Preservation Specialist at the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Smithsonian …
WCG and COVID-19
Whew! Things have escalated fast! Within 24 hours I went from thinking “we’ll just have bottles of hand sanitizer available and ask people to avoid …
3-Ring Circus Summary: Phased Renovation of McKeldin Library Conservation Lab
Phased Renovation of McKeldin Library Conservation Lab Mark Coulbourne (UMD Libraries Librarian), Bryan Draper (UMD Libraries Conservation Manager), and Carla Montori (UMD Libraries Head of …
The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Seventh Meeting of the 2019/2020 Season
Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the 3M Innovation Center Join us for an exciting round of Intern Talks!In Memory of Beth Richwine and Jahanvi Desai …
A Letter from the President of the Washington Conservation Guild
On Saturday, February 22, it was my pleasure to represent WCG at a community outreach event. I am the first to admit that I am …
Meeting Summary: Destination Moon: Multi-departmental Collaboration in Exhibits.
On Thursday October 9th 2019, 50+ people attended the meeting at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gallery for a panel on: Destination Moon: Multi-departmental Collaboration …
3-Ring Summary: A Moving Reality of the Cuban Diaspora – Balancing Emotional, Physical, Biological, and Chemical Concerns of a Floating Platform
Presented by Steven Pickman, Steven Pickman Objects Conservation, L.L.C. This moving presentation focused on the treatment of a raft used by Cuban balseros, a term …
3-Ring Summary: “The MARAD Collection – Conserving Salvaged Military Objects”
“The MARAD Collection – Conserving Salvaged Military Objects”Josefina Maldonado, Senior Conservation Technician at Conservation Solutions, a division of EverGreene Architectural Arts The Maritime Administration (MARAD), …
Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change Symposium
Stemming the Tide SymposiumGlobal Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Through Climate ChangeThursday, March 5—Friday, March 6, 2020Register by Friday, February 28 Climate change has become …
