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 …
WCG and Black Lives Matter Movement
WCG stands with the Black Lives Matter movement. Like many of you, we are deeply saddened and appalled by the events of the past week …
