Celebrate the Commencement of the 50th Season of the Washington Conservation Guild!
Please join us Thursday, September 8, 2016. We have many exciting events planned for the year ahead and are kicking it off with an evening …
Workshop on Cemetery Conservation
Historic Congressional Cemetery, partnering with the D.C. Metro Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, will be hosting Operation Conservation with Jonathan Appell, a workshop …
Exhibition Lighting Workshop – REGISTER NOW!
Illumination of Museum Collections: Optimization of the Visual ExperienceNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCNovember 10, 2016$139 AIC members; $199 non-AIC members The Foundation of the …
Free Vacuum Table from Corcoran!
If anyone is interested, there is a vacuum table that is large, at least 6 feet by 8 feet, and was used by the conservation …
Lecture by Dragan Espenschied, Rhizome’s Digital Conservator- SAAM
Join us on July 7, 2016 at 4:00 pm in the MacMillan Education Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum to hear Dragan Espenschied, Rhizome’s …
Lecture on Photographic Papers at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Conservation Division is pleased to announce a lecture given by Paul Messier, Head, Lens Media Lab, Institute for the Preservation of …
Registration Open! SI/MCI Seminar on the Mechanics of Cultural Heritage Materials
The Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) in collaboration with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) is pleased to announce The Mechanics of Art Materials and …
Polynesian Canoe Captain to Talk about their Journey Across the Earth’s Oceans
The legendary Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia are sailing across Earth’s oceans to join and grow the global movement toward a more sustainable world. …
Outreach Booth – Treasured Heirloom Event
Once again the WCG outreach booth and a group of volunteers partnered with the Historical Society of Frederick to offer an appraisers fair open to …
January Meeting Summary—Christina St. Germain Painted Finishes in the US Capitol
Christina St. Germain gave the first talk in ring 3, which was entitled: An Investigation into the Historic Painted Finishes of the Senate Reception Room …
