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Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change Symposium

June 8, 2023February 25, 2020

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 …

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The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Sixth Meeting of the 2019/2020 Season

April 3, 2023February 3, 2020

“The Use of Gels in Parchment Conservation”with Cathie Magee, Harper-Inglis Post-Graduate Conservation Fellow at the Library of Congress Thursday, February 6th at the African American Civil …

Forge a Silver Ring and Learn Other Metalsmithing Techniques with Artist Michael Brehl

January 14, 2024January 30, 2020

Sunday March 29th, 202010AM-5PM305 Madison Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Michael Brehl is a teaching artist and has been a practicing silversmith since 1988. At this …

Meeting Summary: Conservation Efforts of the White House Historical Association

April 5, 2023January 21, 2020

“White House: Conservation Efforts Past and Present” Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, Historian for the White House Historical Association The Hill Center located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave …

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Presentations now available from the WCG co-sponsored Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit

April 6, 2023January 16, 2020

On October 30, 2019 WCG hosted, along with the Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and the Smithsonian’s Lunder Center, American Art Museum, …

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Summary of “The Conservation Treatment of an Early 19th C. Teapot Attributed to Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman”

April 6, 2023January 14, 2020

Written by LaStarsha McGarity, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Objects Conservation at theNational Gallery of Art. Presenter Edward McManus, retired Chief Conservator of the National …

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Our speaker will be Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, Historian for the White House Historical Association.

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Conservation Workshop: Technical Imaging with Modified UV-VIS-IR DSLR Cameras

June 8, 2023November 15, 2019

Exciting news! Lunder is hosting a three-day workshop on technical imaging at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on December 11–13. Buffalo State art conservation professor …

Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change Symposium

The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Sixth Meeting of the 2019/2020 Season

Forge a Silver Ring and Learn Other Metalsmithing Techniques with Artist Michael Brehl

Meeting Summary: Conservation Efforts of the White House Historical Association

Presentations now available from the WCG co-sponsored Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit

Summary of “The Conservation Treatment of an Early 19th C. Teapot Attributed to Thomas Danforth Boardman and Sherman Boardman”

The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Fifth Meeting of the 2019/2020 Season

Summary of “Conservation and Collections Care at Fallingwater: Over the River and Through the Woods”

White House: Conservation Efforts Past and Present

Conservation Workshop: Technical Imaging with Modified UV-VIS-IR DSLR Cameras

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