News

Meeting Summary: Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE)

April 25, 2023January 24, 2018

Speaker/Author: Katie WagnerThursday, January 4, 2018Collections Emergency Response Ring A fledgling initiative of the National Collections Program, the Preparedness and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) …

Speaker at podium offering a pointing gesture to audience. Part of presentation projected onto wall.

Meeting Summary: And don’t forget your badge this time! Lessons from the field with FEMA Heritage Emergency National Task Force

April 25, 2023January 24, 2018

Speaker: Nora Lockshin, with Vicky Lee, Elizabeth Milnarik, Jennifer Groman in Q&A.Authors: Nora Lockshin, Vicky Lee, Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro, Diana PardueThursday, January 4, 2018Collections Emergency Response …

Large brick-colored building with 5 stories and a narrow tower

Tour of the Exterior Restoration of the Sidney Yates Building

June 21, 2023January 17, 2018

Please join APT DC and Grunley Construction Company for a tour of the exterior restoration of the Sidney Yates Building! The Building: Built between 1878-1880, …

George Washington Memorial Interior with view of statue in focal niche.

February Meeting: George Washington Masonic National Memorial

August 3, 2023January 16, 2018

The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Sixth Meeting of the 2017/2018 Season

George Washington Memorial Interior with view of statue in focal niche. — The George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Thursday, February 1, 2018
at The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Join us! Reception and tours from 5:00pm to 6:00pm,
Presentation from 6:00pm to 7:00p

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial and Tours

Tours will take the group through the major exhibitions, collections storage, the library, and to the top of the Memorial for the best view in Northern Virginia. Following will be a presentation on the Memorial, its collections, and current preservation projects.

VAM Conservation Grant Winners Announced

June 21, 2023January 10, 2018

The Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) is pleased to announce the Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts for 2017 includes the following honorees: Virginia’s Top 10 …

Ornate round room with central wood desk. Curved wood desks with reading lights radiate from the center.

Lecture: A Mold Outbreak in Tblisi, Georgia

June 21, 2023January 3, 2018

Wednesday, January 10, 1:30 pm Lecture at the Library of Congress (Madison Building, Pickford Theater on the Third Floor) A Mold Outbreak in Tbilisi, Georgia: Technical and Interpersonal Challenges. Speaker: Randy Silverman, …

A large crowd mingles in a hallway filled with vendors

The Washington Conservation Guild’s Annual 3-Ring Circus

June 13, 2024December 12, 2017

Thursday, January 4, 20185:30pm to 7:30pmThe S. Dillon Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution, 1100 Jefferson Dr., Washington, DC 20560 Nearest Metro stops: Smithsonian and L’Enfant Plaza …

Scene from 3rd Annual Portfolio Review Day showing pre-program students, interns, and fellows conferring over portfolio binders with conservators over rows of long tables.

WCG 5th Annual Intern and Fellow Career and Portfolio Day

January 14, 2024November 13, 2017

Wednesday, November 15, 20174:30- 6:30 PM We’ve put together a fantastic panel of Washington-area conservators in varying stages of their careers and working in different …

WCG Meeting Venues 2017/2018

June 13, 2023November 8, 2017

The current meeting schedule is now available! Note from the present to the future: if you come across this post after the 2017/2018 season, you …

David Rubenstein poses in front of the Washington Monument

Holiday Party with special speaker David Rubenstein

June 13, 2024November 7, 2017

Please join us Thursday, December 7, 2017 in the Great Hall of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Reception from 5:00pm to 6:00pmPresentation from 6:00pm to 7:00pmrsvp@washingtonconservationguild.org The Washington Conservation …

Washington Conservation Guild
P.O. Box 17336, Arlington, VA 22216
wcg@washingtonconservationguild.org

ABOUT

The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials.

Founded in 1967, WCG serves as a regional forum for its members and as a resource to the public for learning about the care of personal collections.

Join/Renew DONATE