An opportunity to enjoy a beverage of choice and meet up with colleagues across the world.

Moderator: Kelly James

Presentations in This Session

• Moderator:
  Fletcher Durant
• Collection Care Solutions for Plastics in Library and Archival Collections—An Update
  Chantal Stein
• Aluminum Foil as a Cathodic Protector to Prevent Silver Mirroring on Silver Based Photographic Materials
  Mohamed Hendy and Rasha Shaheen
• Balancing Tertiary Institutions’ Expansion Drive with Conservation Needs of Their Libraries: The Case of the Book Binding Unit in the Library of the Midlands State University in Zimbabwe
• Davison Chiwara
• Inquisition on the Photochemical Degradation of Silver Gelatin Photograph Print-Out
• Rasha Shaheen and Mona Ali
• Tidelines: Too Hot To Handle? Thermal Observations of the Wet-Dry Interface
  Grace Walters
• Between Originality and Functionality. Conservation Challenges of Two Photographic Albums Belonging to the Saturnino Herrán Foundation
  Ariadna Rodriguez
• Examination of the Effects of Various Water Emergency Scenarios on Inkjet Prints Past to Present
  Daniel Burge
• Preservation of a 15th Century Spanish Antiphonary
  Christopher Saclolo
• 28 Feet Long! 1910 Railroad Elevation Map Conserved
  Luana Maekawa and Terrance D'Ambrosio
• A Delicate Balance: Preparing a Parchment Fragment for Posterity
  Maren Rozumalski
• Reproduction of an 18th Century Paper Mould and Deckle
  Emily Mercer
• Leather Selection and Use: The Impact of Conservators' Choices
  Kristi Wright

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Presentations in This Session

• Conservation Technology Showcase
  Greg Heyworth, Eric Leifeld, Chandra Reedy, Corina Rogge, Mary Striegel

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Conservators are using technology in new ways throughout their treatments process. This session will highlight advances in the science of art conservation. The Conservation Technology Showcase will feature some of the contributions to the field made possible by Preservation Technology and Training Grants from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, an office of the National Park Service. Four case studies will be shared relevant to a wide range of conservation specialties.

Case studies will introduce participants to:
• Multispectral imaging of dimestore novels
• Low-tech tools are useful in analyzing salts in adobe
• Uses of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer in Conservation
• MicroCT

This session is supported by a Collaborative Agreement between the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and the National Center for Technology and Training.

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Presentations in This Session

• Cultural Heritage Meets Biotechnology: Nature-Science Collaborations in the Symbiocene
  Theanne Schiros
• How Modern Mass Spectrometry is Reshaping What We Can Learn About Paintings, Objects, and Cultural Heritage
  Caroline Tokarski
• Exhibitor Experience: TandD US, LLC
• Of Light and Darkness: The Use of Microfadometry in Loan Decisions
  Emilie Cloos
• Diving Deeper into the Origins and Intent of Organic Materials in Cultural Heritage by Combining DNA and Mass Spectrometry
  Julie Arslanoglu

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Presentations in This Session

• Exhibit Case as a Compatible/Incompatible Object? - Part 2 for Wooden Artifacts (see Part 1)
  Ellen Carrlee
• String Theory: The Comparative Treatments of Two Musical Instruments
• Emily Brzezinski, Sarah Towers
• Treating an Oil-Gilt J.M.W. Turner Picture Frame
  Ines Bravo
• Demonstration of Gilding Methods, Materials, and Techniques
  Behrooz Salimnejad

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Presentations in This Session

• The Discovery of Community Stakeholders Through the Technical Imaging Analysis of Georgia O’Keefe’s “Pelvis Series, Red and Yellow,” 1946, Oil on Canvas, 36’ x 48’
  Dale Kronkright
• Exhibitor Experience: MIRCO
• Building Reliable and Reusable Complex Digital Representations: The Digital Lab Notebook
  Carla Schroer
• Exhibitor Experience: Hirox
• Virtual Reality: A Useful Tool for Historic Preservation
  Yeneneh Terefe

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Bring your drink of choice and an image or imaging project to share. We will rotate through different breakout rooms allowing the opportunity to share your image/project with different groups of people, ask questions, and socialize. It’s not quite the same as a cocktail hour at the conference, but we are envisioning a fun virtual alternative to interact with others in IWG.  

The image or project can be anything, from work or outside of work. And even if you do not have an image or images to share, you can still participate by posing a question, bringing up a topic of interest, discussing challenges and successes. Just plan to share your experiences.

Presentations in This Session

• Recapturing Ancient Identities: Challenges and Discoveries from the Multispectral Imaging of Roman Egyptian Stelae at the Kelsey Museum
  Caroline Roberts
• Exhibitor Experience: Onset
• Practical LED-based Multispectral Imaging of Cultural Heritage Materials
  Olivia Kuzio
• Optical 3D Scanning System to Enable 3D Viewing, Sharing, and Printing of Artworks
  Yi Yang
• Exhibitor Experience: Opus Instruments
• Titian’s Rape of Europa: Artist’s Pigments and Changes Revealed through Macro-XRF Mapping
  Jessica Chloros, Aaron Shugar

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Presentations in This Session

• Assessing the Interaction of Commonly Used Wood Adhesives and Fillers in Conservation for Hardwood and Softwood, and Their Behavior in Monsoon Conditions
  Cindy Lau
• The Efficient Methods of Studying Previous Interventions, Materials, and Techniques Used in Tutankhamun’s Painted Wooden Bed
  Mohamed Moustafa
• Exhibitor Experience: G.C. Laser Systems, Inc.
• A Gothic Revival: Treatment of a 19th-century Red Goatskin Leather Tufted Sofa
  Gert van Gerven

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Presentations in This Session

• The Development and Application of Instrumental Methods for the Identification of Materials and Processes Used in the Manufacture of Orotone Photographs
  Ivanny Jacome Ottati
• Exhibitor Experience: Middleton Spectral Vision
• A Low-cost, Open Source Micro-fading Tester: Construction, Characterization, and Use
  JP Brown, Jacob Thomas
• Principles on Paper: Using FTIR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Non-Invasive Media Analysis
  Julie Wertz, Leonie Müller
• Exhibitor Experience: Picturae
• Elucidation of Natural Organic Red Colorants on Paper via Microsampling and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
  Lyndsay Kissell

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To access this program, you must receive a confirmation email from the Getty Conservation Institute and use that link to access the session. You won’t be able to access the session through this meeting portal.

Do you work with decorated surfaces, on objects, buildings or sites? Would you like to discuss with colleagues a project you are working on, and exchange information about different conservation approaches? Or would you like to hear about projects the GCI is engaged with in the vast field of decorated surfaces, from objects to buildings and sites? Join Stephanie, Leslie and Lori for an informal conversation about the conservation of decorated surfaces found on different substrates and within a variety of contexts internationally. This will be an opportunity to talk about challenges, different cultural contexts and related approaches, to share your projects or case studies, and to discuss research and training needs in the conservation of decorated surfaces

What is the Virtual Lounge?

Join a Getty Conservation Institute host for a coffee break or happy hour (depending on your time zone) in the Virtual Lounge, every Wednesday during the conference for an informal conversation focused on a different theme.  There will be a limited number of participants so that everyone will have a chance to engage in a relaxed environment and meet some new colleagues. 

Registration and additional information about this week's topic: https://getty.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkc-irpjgtGNJIGV2DBgR1TxwxIpMtRM91

Journey around the world to view outstanding collections without leaving your living room

6:00 - 6:30 PM - A journey inside the Museo de La Salle, between history and present

Museo de La Salle Bogotá (MLS-BOG) – Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá (Colombia)

From the beginning of Museo de La Salle in 1904, Brother Apolinar María and the Lasallian Brothers demonstrated their interest in researching and disseminating the diversity found in the country. This diversity is reflected in numerous collections, particularly in entomology, a collection that housed the museum's first specimen: a cockroach. As time went by, the Museum's collections grew and housed specimens from all over the planet. Over the years, the collections made by the Brothers increased the number of specimens in the Museum collected in Colombian territory, as well as specimens sent by various collaborators around the world, reaching the custody of around 73,000 specimens. This great contribution of many years was overshadowed by the Bogotazo occurred on 1948, where numerous buildings were burned, including the Museo de La Salle, thus disappearing about 8,000 specimens of birds, collection of lepidopterans, an extensive collection of specimens of arachnids, among other collections. In spite of the damages caused and the loss of around 174,000 specimens, the museum continued its scientific and educational work through its collections and permanent exhibition; finding inside these a wide diversity of vertebrates, invertebrates, herbarium, collections of paleontology, rocks, minerals and anthropology with specimens collected since 1870. These specimens are not only part of scientific collections, are also part of the heritage of the nation which can be found in a sample of the exhibition that is open to the public, representing national and international biodiversity with the purpose of serving as an interpretive window and agent of social change through the social appropriation of knowledge. For this reason, the museum is currently in a process of renovation in its exhibition, which seeks to highlight the history of its collections, promoting research and knowledge in new generations.

Moderator: Laura Eklund

Tour Leaders - Goretti Leuro Robles, Jose Warles Díaz Guamán y,  Ángela Hernández Arévalo

6:30 - 7:00 PM - Interdisciplinarity with integrated collections: Behind the scenes in UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections 

University of Connecticut, Biodiversity Research Collections (US)

The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology department at the University of Connecticut integrated its natural history collections to form the Biodiversity Research Collections facility (BRC), thereby enhancing student engagement, facilitating collaboration, and providing a unified identity for community outreach. The BRC has four Divisions, each overseen by a team of curators and its own expert Collections Manager. 

UConn’s BRC is an invaluable resource for scientific innovation and discovery, experiential environmental education, and broad engagement with the public. Integration of our preserved collections has offered us many practical and academic advantages, resulting in increased impact, visibility, and research.

Moderator: Laura Eklund

Tour Leaders -Dr. Sarah Taylor, Erin Kuprewicz, Katrina Menard & Matt Opel

Beyond the shelves: Hidden stories from Herpetology

The American Museum of Natural History (US)

A 4,000-year-old gecko, once swathed in a mummy’s wrappings, now nestles in a specimen box. A pair of combating predators tragically preserved in eternal battle. A discovery of dragons so fantastical their diorama was heralded in the New Yorker’s “Talk of the Town” in 1928. These are just a handful of the 360,000 stories—told by 360,000 reptile and amphibian specimens—sitting on the shelves of the American Museum of Natural History’s Herpetology collection. At over 2 million square feet and housing more than 34 million specimens, New York City’s AMNH is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Virtually explore its rich history and vast collection with Senior Museum Specialist, Lauren Vonnahme, in a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the Department of Herpetology. Stroll through the department’s three unique collection spaces—one of the most heavily used herpetological resources in the world and home to more than 7,000 species (representing roughly half the world’s known reptiles and amphibians). Get an up-close look at museum storage and housing solutions, preparation techniques, and ongoing conservation projects, like our dry skeletal rehousing. While exploring the aisles, catch glimpses of some of our most bizarre, interesting, and scientifically-relevant specimens—some of which cannot be seen anywhere else in the world.

Moderator: Laura Eklund

Tour Leaders -Lauren Vonnahme & Erin Chapman

Open to all members of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. 

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Presentations in This Session

• Comparing Accelerated Weathering and Degradation of Consolidants Used to Stabilize Paper Shale Fossils
  Catherine Cooper
• Reconstructing Asia’s Ancient Ivory Trade: PCR and NGS DNA Analysis of Elephant Tusk Sections from the Field Museum’s Java Sea Shipwreck Collection
  Stephanie Hornbeck
• Exhibitor Experience: Barnett Technical Services
• Put the Lime in the Coconut; An Investigation of the Mechanical and Aging Properties of Coconut Shell and Recommendations for Compatible Conservation Materials
  Elena Bowen
• Mineral Transformations on Pyrite: Microscopic to Macroscopic Perspectives
  Chris Tacker
• Early Plastics, Taxidermy, and Conservation at the Field Museum
  Daniel Kaping

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Presentations in This Session

• Health and Safety - Get the Lead Out
  Monona Rossol

The handling and treatment of lead-containing materials is just one of many concerns that collection care personnel have about heavy metals in their collections. Like with mercury, mishandling can result in health risks and regulatory problems. For conservators, questions about identification, treatment, and handling will depend upon collection material type, intended use, display and storage conditions, and how the proposed work has been classified according to federal regulations - and federal regulations means collaboration with health and safety experts is critical.

The lecture will be delivered by chemist, artist, and industrial hygienist Monona Rossol, who has specialized in arts safety for over 30 years. The lecture and discussion will include identifying lead in your collections, descriptions of how and why lead is a hazard, establishing proper protocols involving lead-containing and contaminated collections, understanding the levels of training and certification needed, and preparing your collection areas for removal activities. Real-world examples and conservation procedures will be discussed for making the right treatment decisions for lead-containing collections, including recommended safety protocols.

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Calling all WUDPAC alumni and current students! Although we can’t be together in person at AIC this year, who says we can’t party? 

Whether you are attending all, none, or some of the AIC conference, please join your fellow alums for a virtual happy hour and WUDPAC Reunion on May 27th at 5:30 pm EST, hosted by the Society of Winterthur Fellows. 

Drinks optional, fun stories from your days at the W, encouraged.

You must register in advance at https://www.sowf.org/events.ht... to receive a link to the event by email. 

• Research and Technical Studies (RATS) Business Meeting

• WAG Business Meeting

Join members of the AIC board, staff, and the Membership Designation Working Group to discuss the second draft of the Member Designation Proposal Designation Proposal.