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Lecture on Imaging Rolled Ancient Papyri at the Library of Congress

July 10, 2023September 8, 2016

The Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Division is pleased to announce a lecture given by Verena Lepper (Curator for Egyptian and Oriental Papyri, …

Accepting Abstracts for the Fall Professional Development Seminar

January 14, 2024August 26, 2016

A collaborative professional seminar focused on controlling health and safety risks from preparing, treating, managing, and exhibiting artistic, historic and natural science collections will be …

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Lecture on Daguerreotypes at the Library of Congress

July 10, 2023August 26, 2016

The Library of Congress Conservation Division is pleased to announce a lecture given by Rachel Wetzel, Photograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, …

Celebrate the Commencement of the 50th Season of the Washington Conservation Guild!

August 16, 2023August 17, 2016

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 …

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Workshop on Cemetery Conservation

July 10, 2023August 10, 2016

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 …

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Exhibition Lighting Workshop – REGISTER NOW!

July 10, 2023August 8, 2016

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!

July 10, 2023June 26, 2016

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 …

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Lecture by Dragan Espenschied, Rhizome’s Digital Conservator- SAAM

July 10, 2023June 24, 2016

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 …

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Lecture on Photographic Papers at the Library of Congress

July 10, 2023June 24, 2016

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 …

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Registration Open! SI/MCI Seminar on the Mechanics of Cultural Heritage Materials

July 10, 2023June 1, 2016

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 …

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