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- Well, that could have gone better
- February 22, 2025
- In a field where we pride ourselves on being as close to perfect as possible it can be a relief to know that we are not alone in making mistakes. Join our expert panelists Theresa Ketterer - Registrar and Collections Specialist at the Marianna Kistle…
- Preserving the Past, Managing the Present: Project Management Software in the Conservation Lab
- February 22, 2025
- Finding the right software to use in a cultural heritage institution can often feel like fitting a square peg into a round hole. After many years of struggling with ill-equipped systems, the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts began thei…
- Conserving Art on Paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum Lunder Center
- June 1, 2024
- Here in the Paper Conservation Lab conservators examine, document and treat a wide variety of works on paper for exhibition, acquisition and collections storage. The collections include prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographic materials, all o…
- Art Frames Conservation
- June 1, 2024
- Frames conservators who work in this studio preserve and restore frames for display. All frames receive a technical examination before going on loan or on exhibit to assess surface condition, structural integrity and general appearance. The most comm…
- LED Lighting in Today's Museums: Scott Rosenfeld
- June 1, 2024
- The Lunder Conservation Center held a one day symposium on March 1, 2013 on the use of LED lighting in museum collections. A series of presentations and panel discussions from museum and lighting specialists took place over the course of the day. Se…
- Basic Condition Reporting
- December 20, 2023
- A good condition report is one of the cornerstones of documentation for any piece in a museum collection. Do you know the condition of the pieces in your collection? Can those pieces be exhibited or loaned? Do they need conservation? There are many r…
- ARCSchat June 2022 The Next Generation of Collections Specialists
- June 7, 2022
- The new cliché resonating around the world as we make our way through the global pandemic is “the new normal”. Managing our collections has no immunity to this sentiment, so #ARCSchat has asked academic leaders with extensive experience in museum stu…
- ARCSchat May 2022: #MayDay Gameshow Edition w/ the C-Word Podcast
- May 3, 2022
- #ARCSchat returns with its annual #MayDay special. This year we preach from our soapbox by way of a game show! You may or may not be familiar with
- ARCSchat April 2022 Exploring NAGPRA and the 2021 Proposed Program Changes
- April 5, 2022
- Since 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has been in place to provide for the repatriation and disposition of certain Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Ov…
- ARCSchat March 2022 Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media
- March 1, 2022
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