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  • Contains 2 Component(s) Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 04/30/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    Online, April 30 and May 7 at 1-4:30pm ET

    Online, April 30 and May 7 at 1-4:30pm ET
    Coordinator: JP Brown

    Art in Transit 2.0 is delighted to announce a joint PACCIN/AIC workshop focused on the theory and practice of crating museum collections for transport. This 2-part webinar series is meant for emerging preparators, as well as registrars, conservators and museum professionals who would like to gain practical experience with packing. The workshop comprises two online sessions that will take place before an optional in-person component at the pre-session of the AIC Annual Meeting.

    Register here if you wish to only participate in the online workshop sessions. If you wish to participate in the in-person workshop as well, you must register through the AIC Annual Meeting (which includes registration to both the online and in-person components of the workshop. Find more information about that here.

    The first online session will cover damage from vibration and shock during road and air transit and strategies for preventing and minimizing short- and long-term damage, by calculating and designing appropriate padding strategies. This session will be led by Bob White and Dale Kronkright.

    The second online session will focus on probable risks and practical approaches to packing and crating for transit. This session will be led by Chris Barber, JP Flick, Mark Wamaling, and T Ashley McGrew.

    The live online sessions will take place in Zoom and automated captions will be available. The sessions will be recorded and the recordings will be available to registrants.


    This workshop is supported in part by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) Endowment for Professional Development, which was created by a grant from The Mellon Foundation and is supported by donations from members of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and its friends. Workshops are made possible with the assistance of many AIC members, but no AIC membership dues were used to create or present this course.

    FAIC relies on your contributions to support these and its many other programs. Learn more about donating to the foundation.

    Chris Barber

    Chris Barber has been a collections care professional in the commercial sector since 2002. In addition to his operational contributions to best practices in packing and crating are comprehensive proprietary IT tools for guided crate design and problem-solving with predictive models for MRP, labor, carbon, cushioning, and related data management. More recently he has also supported operations through process improvement, systems design, global standardization, training, and governance in storage, project management, and crating. In 2023 he collaborated with STiCH to build ICEFAT’s carbon calculator for crates. Chris volunteers with the AIC Materials Working Group and serves as Publications Chair for PACCIN.

    Dale Kronkright

    Dale Kronkright is Head of Conservation at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dale has been gathering vibration, shock and climatic data for the museum’s collections in travelling exhibitions and loans since 2011. In 2016, Dale began working with co-author Vikrant Palan and Polytec Inc. to study the natural frequencies of the museum’s paintings using laser Doppler vibrometry. In 2021, Dale began working with co-author Robert White at White Noise LLC to test a reusable art transport system that attenuates all vibration impulses above 6 Hz. This year they successfully achieved that engineering goal! He is extremely excited about this achievement. Dale co-authored three vibration attenuation and damping patents related to art in transit.

    T. Ashley McGrew

    T. Ashley McGrew is PACCIN’s longest continually serving volunteer, starting in 2003 when he was invited to join the steering committee. As the first subcommittee chair for the Preparation, Art Handling and Collections Care Network, he was educated by professional peers while managing Publications which meant moderating the Website, Forum and Listserv from 2008 to 2017. He is currently a member of two PACCIN subcommittees and is the organization liaison to the American Institute for Conservation.

    Mark Wamaling

    Course Coordinator

    Mark Wamaling has been an advocate for the collection care professions throughout his many years of staff training at Artex Fine Art Services and as a contributor to workshops, webinars and museum conferences around the country. He has over twenty-five years of experience in art handling, packing, and crating design for museum exhibitions as well as large collection relocations. In 2014 he became Chair of the Preparation, Art handling, Collections Care Information Network (PACCIN) and has been involved in organizing workshops and training for the collections care community. 

    Bob White

    Bob White is a Ph.D. noise, vibration, and modal analysis (NVH) engineer and owns White Noise LLC, a NVH and dynamics testing service in Waterloo Iowa. Bob was the Senior NVH Test Engineer for John Deere for 31 years where he authored six patents related to vibration and power transmission testing and engineering.

  • Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 03/07/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)

    Members of the Book and Paper Group can join other members to share treatment works in progress and discuss.

    The Book and Paper Group is hosting an informal Treatment Works in Progress Discussion Session on March 7 at 12pm ET/ 9am PT. BPG Members can join other members to share current book or paper projects and discuss treatment challenges. The vibe is informal—cameras on, recording off, limited to about 30 participants. It’s a virtual way to walk down the hallway and pop into each other’s labs for a bit of talking shop. Bring a treatment challenge, or just come to join the discussion! 

    If you have a project you’d like to share, email interest to Amy Hughes [A-Hughes@nga.gov] or Morgan Adams [m.adams@columbia.edu] by Monday, February 24.

  • Contains 4 Component(s) Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 03/05/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)

    The objective of this course is to enable participants from small to mid-size institutions to undertake a risk assessment that identifies natural, traditional, made or non-traditional hazards and evaluates the risk impact.

    Risk Assessments are one of the most important steps that heritage institutions can take in emergency and business continuity planning. The objective of this course is to enable participants from small to mid-size heritage institutions to undertake a risk assessment specific to their institution, enabling them to identify potential natural, traditional, made or non-traditional risks and evaluate their impact. Utilizing existing knowledge of their institution and its collections, programs and assets, participants evaluate hazards and risks based on information from the heritage field, the insurance industry, the commercial business resumption sector and government agencies. A recommended reading list/bibliography will be provided. 

    At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

    • Identify and understand the internal and external hazards likely to affect their institution (building, collections, people)
    • Evaluate the likelihood of these hazards affecting their institution
    • Rank these risks posed by these hazards through the lens of their institution’s key functions and program priorities
    • Assess the likelihood and impact of these hazards on their institution’s buildings and collections
    • Summarize this information and identify risk priorities using a Heritage Risk Assessment Matrix

    Course Schedule

    March 5, 2025 100-230pm ET Webinar One: Introduction 
    In this session participants will review their institution’s key functions and asset vulnerabilities in order to identify the key programs and critical needs of their institution. A consideration of the relative importance of these areas leads into a discussion of how and for how long their institution could continue to operate if any these were impacted. Participants complete an assignment outlining the key functions and asset vulnerabilities of their heritage institution.

    March 12, 2025 100-230pm ET Webinar Two: Identifying Hazards & Risks 
    This session discusses the different types of hazards and outlines the differences between a hazard and a risk. Reference material and guidelines are provided to help participants identify potential hazards in their area, and discusses methods to determine the extent to which they pose a risk. Participants complete an assignment that identifies the hazards that could pose a risk to their institution.

    March 19, 2025 100-230pm ET Webinar Three: Risk Impact 
    This session evaluates the impact of hazards that participants have identified as posing a risk to their heritage institution. This module discusses the primary and secondary effects on your institution, its collection and assets, and its functioning. Participants complete a Risk Impact assignment using Hazard Trees to evaluate the impact of disruption of services and the loss of collections, assets, revenue, facilities, reputation and information on their institution.

    March 26, 2025 100-230pm ET Webinar Four: Putting It All Together 
    This module brings together the information created in the Self Study component of the previous modules to complete a Cultural Heritage Risk Assessment Spreadsheet specific to participants’ institutions. This information is transferred to an institution-specific Risk Assessment Matrix. Together, the Spreadsheet and the Matrix provide a risk assessment snapshot that enables participants to address and prepare for the most likely risks to their institutions. Although risks, hazards and institutional circumstances change from year to year, updating these documents through an annual review will enable participants to be prepared.   

    Course Coordinator: Jane Dalley, Jane Dalley Heritage Consulting

    Jane Dalley began her career as a student in the Conservation Department at the Royal Ontario Museum, trained as a bench conservator at the National Maritime Museum (UK), worked privately in Montreal, spent 12 years as Chief Conservator for the Manitoba Archives and 18 years as a provincial conservation advisor. She is currently a conservator with Parks Canada. Jane has been involved in disasters in museums and archives since early in her career, responding to small and large-scale disasters, organizing an annual spring flood watch and assisting museums with flood threats, dam failure and tornadoes. She recently completed a BSc (Honours) in Applied Disaster & Emergency Studies and has IICRC certification in Water Damage Restoration, Applied Microbial Remediation, Odour Control, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration and Infrared Thermography. She enjoys applying her practical experience, training and academic studies to disaster situations and emergency management in the heritage sector.

    Captioning in English and Spanish is available. The program will be held using Zoom Meeting. 

    Registration Fee
    • $99 Early Bird through February 14, 2025
    • $149 Regular Fee

    Connecting to Collections Care courses are made possible in part by generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.





    Jane Dalley

    Jane Dalley Heritage Consulting

    Jane Dalley began her career as a student in the Conservation Department at the Royal Ontario Museum, trained as a bench conservator at the National Maritime Museum (UK), worked privately in Montreal, spent 12 years as Chief Conservator for the Manitoba Archives and 18 years as a provincial conservation advisor. She is currently a conservator with Parks Canada. Jane has been involved in disasters in museums and archives since early in her career, responding to small and large-scale disasters, organizing an annual spring flood watch and assisting museums with flood threats, dam failure and tornadoes. She recently completed a BSc (Honours) in Applied Disaster & Emergency Studies and has IICRC certification in Water Damage Restoration, Applied Microbial Remediation, Odour Control, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration and Infrared Thermography. She enjoys applying her practical experience, training and academic studies to disaster situations and emergency management in the heritage sector.

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  • Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 02/24/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)

    AIC's Paintings Specialty Group invites you to join their Beva 371 reformulaton project update on the studies conducted on the traditional solvent-based version of the optimized formula, in comparison to the original and current blend. Panelists will also introduce two solvent-free forms: pre-blended pellets and an open-weave non-woven fabric of (at least) two different densities.

    AIC's Paintings Specialty Group is hosting an Update on the Reformulating Beva 371 Project: A Virtual Discussion on February 24, 2025, at 1 p.m. ET. Panelists will share results from the multi-year Reformulating Beva 371 Project, headed by Chris McGlinchey and supported by the Getty Foundation via their Conserving Canvas initiative. The Project is focused on working with Conservator’s Products Company in the U.S. and Centro Trattamento Superfici (aka CTS) in Europe to make the optimized formulation commercially available.

    The panelists will review the studies conducted on the traditional solvent-based version of the optimized formula, in comparison to the original and current blend. They will also introduce two solvent-free forms: pre-blended pellets and an open-weave non-woven fabric of (at least) two different densities. 

    They hope to have sufficient time for questions. Participants can submit questions to Chris (cwm1@nyu.edu) in advance of the webinar.

    Note: The panellists are not receiving remuneration from the companies that commercialize Beva. The purpose of this virtual presentation is to provide information on the new formulation and answer related questions to aid conservators in their decisions-making.

    All specialties are invited to participate. Join PSG to have the fee waived for this event!

  • Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 02/21/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)

    AIC's Equity & Inclusion Committee is hosting a second talk in its series of conversational interviews with conservators and cultural caretakers advancing DEIA principles forward, changing the way we think about and practice cultural heritage preservation. Our conversation will be February 21 at 12pm ET / 9am PT.

    AIC's Equity & Inclusion Committee is hosting its second talk in a series of conversational interviews with conservators and cultural caretakers advancing DEIA principles forward, changing the way we think about and practice cultural heritage preservation. Join us on February 21 at 12pm ET / 9am PT. 

    Join members of the committee on Friday, February 21, for a conversation with Eric Hemenway, Director of the Repatriation, Archives, and Records department for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, on "More Collaboration, Better History: Working Together to Bring a Better Story Forward." 

    We will discuss how a tribal historian works with various governments, institutions and organizations on creating historical narratives in public spaces. Focus will be what materials to include, or not include, as well as navigating difficult stories.

    Free for members. All sessions will be recorded and available to AIC members and shared after the live session through the Equity and Inclusion in Conservation online community and the AIC Member Community.

    Eric Hemenway

    Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records

    Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian

    Eric Hemenway is an Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan. Eric is the Director ofRepatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Eric oversees themanagement, collecting and preservation of historic documents and materials for the tribe. Thesematerials are used to support LTBB government functions and its citizens. Eric works on numerous educational initiatives that include but are not limited to: museum exhibits, media, curriculumdevelopment, publications, historical interpretation, signage, web content and presentations.Collaborations on exhibits and programs have included the National Park Service, state of Michigan,Mackinac State Historic Parks, Emmet County, Welt Museum Wien Vienna, Austria and the HarborSprings History Museum, as well as other museums. Educational partnerships include: Harbor SpringsPublic Schools, Charlevoix Public Schools, Western Michigan University, Amherst College, BrownUniversity, Newberry Library, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard, Yale andAquinas College. Eric also has extensive work experience under the Native American Graves Protectionand Repatriation Act, working on over thirty successful repatriation claims and authoring a manual onperforming repatriation work.He currently sits on boards for the Michigan Historical Commission, Central Michigan University ClarkeLibrary, Michigan Historical Society, King House Association and Little Traverse Conservancy. Eric is aformer board member of the Michigan Humanities Council, Emmet County Historical Commission,National NAGRPA Review Committee, Harbor Springs Historical Museum and the Michigan Commissionon the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. He is the recipient of the Grand RapidsPublic Museum Casey award 2010, Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award2015, Michigan Humanities Council Humanities Champion of the Year 2019, Petoskey Chamber ofCommerce Marty VanDecar Inclusivity Award 2024 and received an Honorary Doctorate from OaklandUniversity in 2024.Outside of work, Eric spends his time with family and friends. Family includes two dogs, Sammy theSamoyed and Prim the Pitbull. Eric also spends as much time outdoors in beautiful Northern Michigan,exploring trails, two tracks, beaches and generally anywhere off the beaten path. Good food andconversations are appreciated, as well as meeting new people and seeing new places. Eric would like toacknowledge all the people and experiences that have helped him along his path, as well as beingAnishnaabe in the lands of the ancestors.

  • Contains 9 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 02/18/2025 at 1:00 PM (EST)

    This course will cover the components of how to evaluate potential pesticide contamination and human risk.

    Increasing awareness among museums, institutions, and tribal communities about the potential risks of pesticide contamination residues on cultural heritage collections is critical, especially with increasing Indigenous involvement in collection care and the formal repatriation of cultural heritage to Native communities. This course will cover the components of how to evaluate potential pesticide contamination and human risk. Each webinar will provide resources and examples on a specific topic, as well as opportunities for discussion and examples. By the end of the course participants will: 

    ● Know how to prepare an institutional pesticide use history. 
    ● Gain information about pesticide chemicals and potential for human risk. 
    ● Participate in a review of commonly used testing and analytical techniques, with information about their limitations, sampling, and other related topics. 
    ● Understand how to organize data and results from analysis and historical research 
    ● Be able to convey information in a way that frames acceptable risk and tribal perspectives. 

    Course Instructors

    • Lisa Goldberg, Conservator, Goldberg Preservation Services, LLC
    • Marilen Pool, Objects Conservator, Principal, Sonoran Art Conservation Services

    Session 1 - Pesticide History - Tuesday January 21, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET
    This webinar will provide approaches and tools for preparing an institution’s pesticide use history to facilitate the process of analyzing potential contaminants and pesticides previously used on cultural heritage collections. 

    Session 2 - Pesticide Chemicals - Tuesday January 28, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET
    This webinar will provide participants with a framework for understanding the chemical classes of pesticides and their persistence. Presenters will also describe how health and safety professionals assess the risks associated with human exposure to these chemicals. 

    Session 3 – Testing and Analysis - Tuesday February 4, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET
    This webinar will cover the techniques and tools used to evaluate the presence of pesticides on collection items. The limitations of common techniques like pXRF and the options available for identifying organic and inorganic pesticides will be covered. Also included will be an overview of how to select and work with your testing laboratory. Finally, a case study will also be presented on the use of these techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of remediation techniques. 

    Session 4 – Organizing Information - Tuesday February 11, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET
    This webinar will describe how to interpret and present results from historical research, testing, and analysis with museum, repatriation, and tribal communities. 

    Session 5 – Risk Communication & Tribal Perspectives - Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:00-2:30 pm ET
    This webinar will provide participants with information about hazard communication and solutions that may decrease human risk. Current concern among tribal communities centers on how to welcome these items home when the potential for pesticide contamination is present. Discussing tribal perspectives and evaluating acceptable risks are part of an ongoing conversation; collaboration and transparency about collection history and previous use, fair and clear interpretation of testing data, and evaluation of future intended use parameters all contribute to improved awareness of human risk.

    Captioning in English and Spanish is available. The program will be held using Zoom Meeting. 

    Registration Fee

    • $99 Early Bird through January 1, 2025
    • $149 Regular Fee

    Connecting to Collections Care courses are made possible in part by generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

    Lisa Goldberg (Moderator)

    Conservator

    Lisa Goldberg, Goldberg Preservation Services, LLC, is a conservator in private practice with a focus on preventive care as well as health and safety issues. She has been involved in a wide range of conservation consultations and treatment projects to help resolve issues related to exhibit, support and storage, transport and environment for individuals and institutions of many sizes. She is a member of SPNHC and AAM, and is a Fellow of AIC and IIC. As long time editor of the AIC News, she regularly works with authors and various committees to help bring publication projects to fruition. Lisa is one of the founding members of the FAIC website, Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History Collections (www.STASHc.com) and continues to serve the project as Editor-in-Chief. 

    Kerith Koss Schrager

    Head of Conservation

    National September 11 Memorial & Museum

    Kerith Koss Schrager is an objects conservator and Head of Conservation at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Kerith specializes in occupational health and safety for cultural heritage workers and has degrees in both Environmental Health Sciences (2022) and Conservation (2008) from New York University.  Prior to her current position, she was the owner of The Found Object Art Conservation, LLC and has also held positions with the Brooklyn Museum, Field Museum, and National Museum of Asian Art of the Smithsonian. Kerith also serves as adjunct faculty at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and a former Chair of both their Health & Safety Network and Conservators in Private Practice (CIPP) Specialty Group.

    Nancy Odegaard, PhD

    Conservator Professor Emerita

    Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona

    Nancy Odegaard served as Conservator, Head of Preservation Division at the Arizona State Museum and Professor of Anthropology, Materials Science & Engineering, Historic Preservation, and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona from 1983 to 2021. She previously worked at the Smithsonian Institution, Peabody Museum – Harvard University, and with many museums throughout the country and internationally on special projects, conservation assessments, workshops. She has received resident scholar awards from the Fulbright Commission, Getty Conservation Institute, Winterthur Museum, ICCROM- Rome, Canadian Conservation Institute, and University of London as well as receiving an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in 2016. Among her many publications are books including The Care and Handling of Anthropological Collections (WAAC 1991), Materials Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and Archaeology (Archetype 2000, 2005, Kress Award), Old Poisons – New Problems A Museum Resource (Altamira 2005), Curating Human Remains: A Guide for Museums and Academic Institutions (Altamira 2006, Kress Award), and A Visual Dictionary of Artistic and Domestic Arts (Rowman & Littlefield 2022- American Alliance of Museums Award). She is currently Conservator Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona and continues to research, write, and conduct collaborative projects with museums and communities.

    Helene Tello

    Senior Conservator

    Helene Tello has worked as a freelance senior conservator since 2020. Starting her career in 1980, she opened her own conservation studio in 1983. She then moved on to the Vonderau Museum in Fulda, Germany. Subsequently, she looked after the Indian collections at the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany, from 1998 to mid-2020. There, she encountered the topic of pesticides formerly used on objects. She conducts research on decontamination methods of such treated cultural assets as well as safe handling of them for everyone who must deal with them. Due to the opening of museum collections to indigenous people, who started collaborating with the museums as well as repatriating their cultural assets, her many years of expertise are extremely important in our time. Her knowledge is spread out through numerous journal contributions, teaching activities and lectures at home and abroad. From May through October 2024, she was in residence at the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program. There, she conducted research on the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) as part of her Fulbright scholarship. Her research takes place against the background of debates on neocolonialism that have risen in Germany and Europe and the demands of indigenous people to museums for collaboration and restitution of their cultural assets.

    Melodi McAdams

    Senior Tribal Heritage Manager

    United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria

    Melodi McAdams organizes the California Repatriation Community of Practice and the Tribally led Contamination & Repatriation Working group. She has her MA in anthropology with a focus in ethnography and 20 years of experience working for Tribal Governments and Museums on repatriation, Tribal Monitoring and cultural site protection.

    David Hinkamp

    Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist

    University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Cook County Hospital

    David Hinkamp, MD, MPH (University of Michigan) is a Board-certified Occupational and Environmental Medicine specialist who has worked at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Cook County Hospital since the 1980’s

    In 1988, Dr. Hinkamp helped found and direct health programs for Valerie Wellington’s Chicago Blues Coalition and later, Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation. In 1999, he founded the Health in the Arts Program at UIC School of Public Health. This program applies the Occupational Health approach to the work-related hazards in an underserved sectors of the visual and performing arts, as well as museum and collections professionals. In 2010, along with other health and safety experts, he wrote and edited the book, Health and Safety for Museum and Collections Professionals.

    Dr. Hinkamp continues to work with local, national and international organizations on these issues. In 2024 he was elected President of the international Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) in London.

    Ralph Froehlich

    Helix Environmental, Inc

    Mr. Ralph A. Froehlich, M.S., CIH, CSP, QEP, FAIHA, has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of environmental and occupational health and heads the industrial hygiene division of Helix Environmental, Inc.

    Brandy Howard

    Group Manager of Industrial Hygiene

    Terracon

    Brandy Howard, PE, CIH, CSP, is the Group Manager of Industrial Hygiene and Asbestos at Terracon’s Denver office. Brandy holds a BS in Engineering and a MS in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Brandy has been a consultant for over 15 years and works with clients in various industries to deliver cost-effective environmental, health, and safety solutions to support their operations. Brandy currently serves as the Vice Chair for the AIHA Museums and Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group and was a research partner on the Museum Poisons Test Kit project.

    Jae Anderson

    Heritage Conservation Scientist

    Marilen Pool, PhD (Moderator)

    Objects Conservator, Principal

    Sonoran Art Conservation Services

    Marilen Pool is an objects conservator in private practice in Tucson, Arizona. She worked for the Arizona State Museum (ASM) Preservation Division for more than 20 years as Senior Project Conservator before retiring in 2024. She holds a PhD in Arid Lands Resource Sciences from the University of Arizona, an MA in Museum Studies, and is a graduate of the Sir Sanford Fleming Conservation Program in Canada. Before entering the field of conservation, Marilen worked as a Museum Curator and Director. Marilen is a former member of the AIC Health and Safety Committee. She has prepared pesticide use histories for ASM and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. She recently transposed her extensive research on pesticide chemicals used in museums for online use on Museumspests.net in a relational database. 

    Kate Compton-Gore

    NAGPRA Training Coordinator for the National NAGPRA Program, and part of the NAGPRA team at the Museum of Northern Arizona

    National NAGPRA Program

    Kate Compton-Gore is the NAGPRA Training Coordinator for the National NAGPRA Program and part of the NAGPRA team at the Museum of Northern Arizona. She received here PhD from Northern Arizona University focusing on NAGPRA policy, Indigenous environmental justice, and the ongoing problem of pesticide contamination in collections. She has supported NAGPRA compliance for the past 20 years both in and out of museum settings. In her role with the National NAGPRA Program, she supports Indian Tribes, NHOs, museums, and Federal agencies through training and guidance on the revised regulations. Throughout her career, Ms. Compton-Gore actively focuses on community engagement and support. She currently volunteers as the co-facilitator of the NAGPRA Community of Practice, dedicated to decreasing misunderstanding and hesitancy and fostering relationships and healing across the field.

    Whitney Petrey

    Tribal Historian and Repatriation Coordinator

    Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake

    Whitney Petrey is the Tribal Historian and Repatriation Coordinator for the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake. She has worked as an archaeologist and curator for agencies, cultural resource management companies, museums, and universities. She graduated with a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Anthropology and with an M.A. from East Carolina University in Maritime Archaeology with an emphasis in object conservation.

    Maeve Moriarty

    Senior Conservation Scientist

    Canadian Conservation Institute

    Maeve Moriarty has been a member of the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) since 2017 and works on the analysis of heritage objects for pesticide residues. She has published numerous articles on arsenic analysis and obtaining data for risk assessments.

  • Contains 9 Component(s) Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 02/14/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)

    Connect with your fellow members!

    Our Monthly Member Meetup is a series of hour-long monthly events that we’ll host second Fridays at 2pm ET. Topics may cover sustainability, private practice, volunteering, the wiki, emergency planning, introductions to our various committees and groups, and more. Our goal is to offer you a social outlet and way to connect with other members. We welcome suggestions for topics and guest hosts! Send us your ideas at membership@culturalheritage.org

    Review our past meetups:

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    The AIC Sustainability Committee is excited to announce the ninth in a series of webinars where we chat with conservators and allied professionals who are implementing changes to reduce the energy consumption of their buildings.

    The AIC Sustainability Committee is excited to announce the ninth in a series of webinars where we chat with conservators and allied professionals who are implementing changes to reduce the energy consumption of their buildings. 

    The energy used to heat, cool, de/humidify, and light buildings is the biggest environmental impact of the cultural heritage sector.  After decades of regarding one-size-fits-all, non-fluctuating indoor environmental parameters as the gold standard, the field is now questioning the value of this approach.  And as the recent extreme weather and the associated risks to cultural heritage continue to remind us, the need for change is urgent. 

    On Friday, February 7th, 11:00am - 12pm ET, join us as we speak with the Victoria & Albert Museum’s head of conservation Pedro Gaspar and lead preventative conservator Sarah VanSnick, who recently moved on from the V&A to be Head of Preservation and Conservation at Trinity College Dublin Library. 

    We will be discussing how they developed a cohesive collections risk assessment analysis system with input from all stakeholders. This has allowed for data driven decisions impacting all aspects of collections care, including the expansion of environmental parameters. They will be sharing how specific terms and language that resonate across departments was essential for effective communication and their resulting success.

    Pedro Gaspar

    Head of Conservation

    Victoria & Albert Museum

    Pedro Gaspar, PhD, FIIC is Head of Conservation at the Victoria & Albert Museum. A seasoned senior manager with over two decades of experience in heritage and museums, specializing in collections care and management, conservation, and research. His career has been marked by a steadfast commitment to transformative leadership, innovation, and strategic change management, all within an international context.

    Sarah VanSnick

    Head of Preservation and Conservation

    Trinity College Dublin Library

    Sarah VanSnick has recently been appointed Head of Preservation and Conservation at Trinity College Dublin Library. Previously, she was Head of Preventive Conservation at the Victoria & Albert Museum, where she led a team delivering policy and process change and improvements in collection care across the family of museums.

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    AIC's Paintings Specialty Group invites you to join their panel discussion on experiences and preferred solvents, solutions, and techniques for using MS3 varnish. They’ll discuss their decision-making processes when choosing to use MS3 and other varnishes available.

    AIC's Paintings Specialty Group is hosting a Virtual Panel on MS3 Varnish on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. EST. The panelists include:

    • Carl Villis, Senior Conservator of Paintings, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, who was involved in the development of MS3.
    • Jill Whitten and Robert Proctor, Whitten & Proctor Fine Art Conservation, Houston, TX.
    • Peter Van de Moortel, Chief Conservator, and Shan Kuang, Conservator of Paintings, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX.
    • Michael Swicklik, Senior Conservator of Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. 

    The panelists will share their experiences and preferred solvents, solutions, and techniques for using MS3 varnish. They’ll discuss their decision-making processes when choosing to use MS3 and other varnishes available.

    Participants are invited to submit questions in advance of the session, and there will be the opportunity to ask questions at the end. Questions can be sent to psgpubchair@gmail.com with the subject line "MS3 Virtual Panel Questions."

    We hope this virtual panel will offer a collegial setting to share and compare experiences, with a focus on practical application, in the context of analytical information.

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    Our Architecture Specialty Group will host a "town-hall" style meeting for all group members and officers. Agenda to be shared.

    Our Architecture Specialty Group will host a "town-hall" style meeting for all group members and officers. Agenda to be shared.