Samuel H. Kress Foundation International Speaker Grants Announced

FAIC has received funds from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to support travel costs on behalf of eleven international speakers to AIC’s 41st Annual Meeting in Indianapolis.  The invited presenters from seven European and Asian countries will bring a wider perspective to the proceedings, allow for international exchanges of information, and help expose the speakers to American conservation techniques.

Name Country Session
Annet Dekker Netherlands Electronic Media
Patricia Falcao UK Electronic Media
Katy Lithgow UK Collections Care
Anya McDavis Japan Objects
Keira Miller UK Textiles
Arnaud Obermann Germany Electronic Media
Carlo Serino Italy Paintings
Yvonne Shashoua Denmark Research and Technical Studies
Laurent Sozzani Netherlands Paintings
Thea B. van Oosten Netherlands Research and Technical Studies
Marion Verborg France Book and Paper

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