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Two black and white photographs of a person, one with a blue outline and one with a green outline. The photo with the blue outline is dark and higher in contrast than the photo with the green outline, which is warmer and soft. A blue and green diagram between the photos demonstrates the visual differences in a graphical way.

Lecture: “Breaking New Ground: Computational Tools for Art”

July 11, 2023June 23, 2017

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 20173:30 – 5PM Event Information: http://s.si.edu/2rOio0y Computer processing of scientific images of artworks—using algorithms from engineering applications—has advanced rapidly over the past decade. …

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Summer Picnic with APT DC

July 11, 2023June 13, 2017

Registration has been extended to Friday, June 16th! Summer Picnic 2017 801 E. Main Street, Berryville, VaDate: Saturday, June 17, 2017 10:00 AM EDT Summer picnic and …

LECTURE: “Variation and Change: A History of Time-Based Media Conservation”

July 11, 2023May 19, 2017

Lecturer: Ben Fino-RadinThursday, July 27, 2017, 4:00 pmSmithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center Board Room, 3rd FloorLink: http://s.si.edu/2q0gFEy The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented …

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Lecture – Library of Congress

July 11, 2023May 12, 2017

Monday, May 22, 2017, at 1:30 pm in the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building Eric Monroe (Supervisory Physical Scientist, Preservation Research and Testing Division, Library of …

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Minutes from the 2016 Business Meeting

July 12, 2023May 2, 2017

Here are the minutes from last year’s business meeting. WCG_Annual_Business_meeting-May 2016 The membership will need to vote to approve them during our 2017 business meeting this …

Volunteer at the Annual Literary Book Fest at Eastern Market

August 7, 2023May 1, 2017

Volunteers are needed to help staff the WCG Outreach Booth for the 7th Annual Literary Book Fest being held at the North Hall of the …

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WCG May Business Meeting and Raffle

June 13, 2024April 18, 2017

The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Final Meeting of our 50th Anniversary Season Thursday, May 4, 2017 at The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)on …

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Workshop: Emergency! Is Your Cultural Heritage Institution Prepared?

July 11, 2023April 17, 2017

With more frequent severe weather and civil discontentment, the risk to cultural heritage sites is at an all time high. Having a strategy and tools …

Talk on Emergency Preparedness at the LOC

July 11, 2023March 30, 2017

On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 2:00 pm in the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building, Tom Clareson (Senior Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services at LYRASIS) will present the …

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Operation Conservation Workshop at Historic Congressional Cemetery

July 11, 2023March 30, 2017

Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 9:00 am until 4:30 pmSunday, April 23, 2017 from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm Congressional Cemetery, collaborating with the D.C. …

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