April Meeting – Intern Talks
Join us this 50th Anniversary season for the ever popular Intern Talks held in the Discovery Center Reception: 5:00pm to 6:00pm and Presentations: 6:00pm to 7:00pmPlease be prepared …
CANCELED – Lecture at SAAM
Our apologies, the lecture “Variation and Change: A History of Time-Based Media Conservation”- will not take place. Lecturer: Monday, April 17, 2017, 4:00 pmSmithsonian American …
Lecture & Webcast
On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 11:00 am in the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building, Alberto Campagnolo (CLIR/DLF/Mellon Fellow for Data Curation in Medieval Studies, Preservation …
Lecture on Papermaking – Library of Congress
Book Discussion Explores How Arab Papermaking Came to Italy The Arab art of papermaking by hand came to Italy in the 13th century, specifically to …
March Meeting: “Conservator and Curator in Partnership”
The Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Seventh Meeting of our 50th Anniversary Season Thursday, March 2, 2017 at The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Reception …
Obituary for Elisabeth FitzHugh
On January 13, 2017, Elisabeth West FitzHugh died at the age of 90 in Mitchellville MD. Elisabeth lived in the DC region since 1956. She …
Meeting Summary: Conservation Consultation Documentation by Diana Gabler
In the Ripley Ring, Diana Gabler, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Objects Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), presented her research …
WCG February Meeting
Washington Conservation Guild Presents the Sixth Meeting of our 50th Anniversary Season: “You’ve come a long way baby” What was conservation in DC like in …
November Meeting Summary: The Face that Launched Ten Thousand Conservation Hours
In November, the WCG held their meeting at the Walters Art Museum where the Walter’s Painting Conservation Staff –Eric Gordon, Head of the Department, Karen …
January Meeting: The Annual 3-Ring Circus
We continue our 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION by honoring three individuals who were influential in the Guild’s formation: Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, Rutherford J. Gettens and …
