Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award
The award subcommittee is seeking nominations for the prestigious Preservation Publication Award. Do you know of an outstanding preservation-related work published in 2013? Would you …
December Meeting Summary: Intent to Deceive–Fakes and Forgeries in the Art World
Summarized by Leah Bright, Pre-program Intern at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art Intent to Deceive: Fakes and Forgeries …
WCG is going to the movies!
WCG Night at the Movies – Change of Date!!! Due to the incoming weather, WCG Night at the Movies has been changed to Tuesday, February …
WCG February Happy Hour
Join the Washington Conservation Guild on Thursday, February 6, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. for our February Happy Hour! It will be held …
Aluminum: History, Technology and Conservation!
Conference and workshop: April 7-11, 2014 in Washington DC Conference: April 7-9, 2014, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. Workshop: April 10-11, 2014, Emil Buehler …
Lecture- Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the National Gallery of Art
Facture is a new biennial journal from the National Gallery of Art that introduces the latest in research on works in its permanent collection. Named …
Sunday, January 12, 2014 – Memorial Service for Steve Puglia
As previously announced, Steve Puglia, a local preservation colleague, passed on December 10th.Information regarding his memorial service follows: A memorial service celebrating Steven Puglia’s life …
November Meeting Summary: Preserving the Nimrud Ivories in Iraq
Summarized by Natasha Trenear, Conservation Fellow, Anthropology Conservation Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution The Challenges of Preserving the Nimrud Ivories in Iraq Presented by Terry Drayman-Weisser, Director …
Quarterly Update from WCG President, Jane Klinger
This has already been an exciting year for the Washington Conservation Guild. I hope everyone who attended enjoyed meeting up with the conservation community and …
Artist Interview Workshops International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art – North America (INCCA-NA)
Announcing INCCA-NA’s 2014 Artist Interview Workshops: Lunder Conservation CenterWashington, DCMarch 20-21, 2014 Dallas Museum of ArtDallas, TXApril 10-11, 2014 Applicants interested in attending either of …
