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43rd Annual Meeting – Book & Paper Session, May 15, "Heat-Set Tissue: Finding a Practical Solution of Adhesives by Lauren Varga and Jennifer K. Herrmann"

The National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) has been making heat-set mending tissue in house for many years.  Recent digitization initiatives have increased the need for efficient stabilization mending.  NARA prefers heat-set tissue for this type of mending for many reasons.  The tissue is flexible and easily reversible.  It requires no moisture for application and … Continue reading “43rd Annual Meeting – Book & Paper Session, May 15, "Heat-Set Tissue: Finding a Practical Solution of Adhesives by Lauren Varga and Jennifer K. Herrmann"”

43rd Annual Meeting – Textiles Specialty Group, May 14th, “Lights, Camera, Archaeology: Documenting Archaeological Textile Impressions with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)” by Emily Frank

Documenting textile impressions or pseudomorphs on archaeological objects is very challenging. In my own experience, I’ve found trying to photograph textile pseudomorphs, especially when they are poorly preserved, very difficult and involves taking multiple shots with varying light angles, which still often results in poor quality images. This is why Emily Frank‘s paper was of … Continue reading “43rd Annual Meeting – Textiles Specialty Group, May 14th, “Lights, Camera, Archaeology: Documenting Archaeological Textile Impressions with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)” by Emily Frank”

43rd Annual Meeting – Objects Session, 16 May, "Beloved Treasures: Assessing the Effects of Long-Term Display on Models Containing Wax" presented by Marissa Stevenson

Marissa Stevenson presented on the effects of long-term display on the “Libbey Dolls” in the Toledo Museum of Art. The dolls were created in 1915 and are named for the collector who purchased them. They depict characters popular in the later nineteenth and early twentieth century using multiple types of media that include wax, plaster, … Continue reading “43rd Annual Meeting – Objects Session, 16 May, "Beloved Treasures: Assessing the Effects of Long-Term Display on Models Containing Wax" presented by Marissa Stevenson”

43rd Annual Meeting – Joint Session: Architecture and Wooden Artifacts, May 14, "Furniture/Interiors Conservation Training in China by Gregory Landrey"

The third class of students has just been accepted into the CRAFT Program (Conservation Resources for Architectural Interiors/Furniture and Training) at the Palace Museum/Forbidden City in Beijing, co-sponsored by World Monuments Fund, the Palace Museum and Tsinghua University, where Greg Landrey worked as Conservator in Residence last fall. Landrey began his lecture by introducing the … Continue reading “43rd Annual Meeting – Joint Session: Architecture and Wooden Artifacts, May 14, "Furniture/Interiors Conservation Training in China by Gregory Landrey"”

Job Posting: Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in Conservation of Furniture and Woodwork – Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA)

MELLON POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN CONSERVATION OF FURNITURE AND WOODWORK – PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART The Philadelphia Museum of Art is offering a Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in the conservation of furniture and woodwork beginning on August 1, 2015 and ending on October 30, 2016.   The applicant should be a graduate of a recognized conservation training … Continue reading “Job Posting: Mellon Postgraduate Fellowship in Conservation of Furniture and Woodwork – Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA)”

43rd Annual Meeting – Joint Session: Architecture and Wooden Artifacts, May 14, "Analyses of the Architecture of Wooden Churches from Buzau County, Romania by Necula Elena-Theodora"

The speaker began with some general information about Romania, where more than 12,000 historical wooden churches survive, eight of which are UNESCO sites. In the north, one distinguishing feature of the churches is a bell tower atop a sharply sloping roof, for drainage due to the abundant rainfall in that area. In the drier south, there are … Continue reading “43rd Annual Meeting – Joint Session: Architecture and Wooden Artifacts, May 14, "Analyses of the Architecture of Wooden Churches from Buzau County, Romania by Necula Elena-Theodora"”

Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Conservator Paper Conservation Department – The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY, NY)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY   Assistant/Associate Conservator/Paper Conservation Department  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world’s finest museums, seeks an Assistant/Associate Conservator in the Paper Conservation Department.  This position undertakes a wide range of conservation procedures on  Western historic, modern and contemporary drawings, prints; miniatures on vellum, paper and ivory; manuscript … Continue reading “Job Posting: Assistant/Associate Conservator Paper Conservation Department – The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY, NY)”

Job Posting: A.G Leventis Fellowship in Object Conservation – Penn Museum (Philadelphia, PA)

A.G. Leventis Fellowship in Object Conservation Supported by a grant from the A. G. Leventis Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) is happy to offer a one-year Conservation Fellowship to a recent graduate in objects conservation. The position is full-time, beginning September 2, 2015, and includes benefits. The Fellow … Continue reading “Job Posting: A.G Leventis Fellowship in Object Conservation – Penn Museum (Philadelphia, PA)”

AIC 43rd Annual Meeting- Book and Paper Group: Foxing and Reverse Foxing: Condition Problems in Modern Paper and the Role of Inorganic Additives (Sarah Bertalan)

This talk was given by Sarah Bertalan, as the culmination of a career observing foxing and reverse foxing during her conservation practice. It is such an interesting topic that there was too much information to squeeze into 30 minutes, and Bertalan left us hanging without a conclusion but I will provide some links to articles that … Continue reading “AIC 43rd Annual Meeting- Book and Paper Group: Foxing and Reverse Foxing: Condition Problems in Modern Paper and the Role of Inorganic Additives (Sarah Bertalan)”

Job Posting: Head of Preservation Services – University of Miami Libraries (Miami, FL)

Head of Preservation Services The University of Miami Libraries seeks nominations and applications for a creative, innovative professional to serve as leader for preservation services. Under the direction of the Associate Dean for Collection Strategies and Scholarly Communication, the Head of Preservation Services is responsible for the operation and further development of a comprehensive preservation … Continue reading “Job Posting: Head of Preservation Services – University of Miami Libraries (Miami, FL)”