Katherine Ridgeway, Dr. Dell Upton, Burt Pinnock Friday February 26th, 11:00am - 12:30pm (PT) Conservation and Confederate Monuments preserve and protect what and how The question of how Americans should address public monuments to the Confederacy, problematic symbols of white supremacy, received significant re-examination in the summer of 2020, sparking fresh discourse on how these monuments contribute […]

Lylliam Posadas Friday January 29th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Conservators can play a significant role in the repatriation process and in addressing concerns in the care of sensitive collections. Conservators and repatriation staff can work together with tribal and community representatives to address some of the unjust histories of museum acquisitions and develop new approaches for […]

Brittany Cox Horological Conservator, Memoria Technica Friday December 18th, 11:00am - 12:00pm (PT) Register here In conservation there is always the question of tangible versus intangible qualities. Is one more important than the other? Should form follow function, or function follow form? If a functional object is beautifully presented and preserved, but doesn’t actually work, is it successful? The conservation of […]