Program

Key Dates/Events

  • Tuesday includes tours, workshops, and other learning events.
  • Wednesday continues tours and workshops, general sessions start in the afternoon with our keynote.
  • Thursday is the first day of all-day presentations and luncheon programming.
  • Friday continues the programming and is the final day of our poster session and exhibit hall.
  • Saturday there is no exhibit hall, but there is a full day of sessions with a closing session to cap off the day.

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 Tuesday: Schedule

This the first day of our pre-conference activities, when we will have tours, workshops, and other learning opportunities.

Workshops

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Preventive Conservation in Microclimates Workshop

$165, maximum 18 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Exploring Techniques for Salvage Cleaning and Drying of Heritage Collection Objects Workshop

$165, maximum 20 participants

Pointe-à-Callière Museum

9:00 PM - 4:00 AM EST

Developing Sustainable Documentation Strategies for Time-Based Media Art Workshop

$165, maximum 20 participants

Location TBD

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

Tratteggio Techniques: Introduction to Visible Retouching and Color Interaction Workshop

$165, maximum 16 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Practicing with Joy: Mindfulness and Conservation Pilot Workshop

$25, maximum 16 participants

Canadian Center for Architecture

1:00 - 4:00 PM EST

Washi at the Intersection of Innovation and Tradition: A Mid-20th Century Canadian Case Study Seminar

$39, maximum 12 participants

McGill University Library

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST (Tuesday + Wednesday)

Introduction to Conservation Dyeing Workshop

$330, maximum 8 participants

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

Tours

7:30 AM - 9:30 PM EST

Ottawa Day Tour / Détour

$99, maximum 19 participants

Departure meeting point TBD

 Announcement for Wednesday

Day two of our pre-conference activities, and the afternoon begins our general session with a keynote and awards ceremony.

Morning

Microfading Tester: Gaining Practical Experience

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM EST

Microfading Tester: Gaining Practical Experience Workshop

$165, maximum 15 participants

Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

Community Partnership Project

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM EST

Community Partnership Project

Free, maximum 20 participants

Redpath Museum, McGill University

Insight Into Philanthropy

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Insight Into Philanthropy Workshop

$85, maximum 50 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Sponsored by the Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware

Tears for Fears: A Framework for Taking the Leap Toward Broadening Environmental Setpoints

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Tears for Fears: A Framework for Taking the Leap Toward Broadening Environmental Setpoints Seminar

Free, maximum 200 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Stone-carving and Conservation

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM EST

Stone-carving and Conservation Workshop

$165, maximum 10 participants

Les ateliers de la Pierre du Québec

Multiband Imaging: Getting Started and Ramping Up

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST

Multiband Imaging: Getting started and Ramping Up Workshop

$165, maximum 16 participants

Palais des congrès de Montréal

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in English

10:00 - 11:30 AM EST

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in English

$15, maximum 20 participants

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2275 Rue Holt, Montréal, QC H2G 2M2

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in French

10:00 - 11:30 AM EST

BAnQ (National Library and Archives of Quebec) - Tour in French

$15, maximum 20 participants

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2275 Rue Holt, Montréal, QC H2G 2M2

Tour of McGill University Special Collections & Preservation Projects

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST

Tour of McGill University Special Collections & Preservation Projects

$15 either AM/PM $30 for all day, maximum 20 participants

McGill University

Afternoon

H. Fisher & Fils Guided Tour (Museum of Jewish Montreal) 

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

H. Fisher & Fils Guided Tour (Museum of Jewish Montreal) 

$15 either AM/PM $30 for all day, maximum 20 participants

Museum of Jewish Montreal, 4129 St-Laurent Blvd., Montréal, QC H2W 1Y7

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Stones

1:00 - 3:30 AM EST

Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Stones Workshop

$85, maximum 12 participants

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

Keynote and Awards Session

4:00 to 6:30 PM EST

Keynote and Awards Session

Included with registration, all are encouraged to attend

Palais des congrès de Montréal

 Announcement for Thursday

This is Day 1 of our main conference sessions.

Morning

8:30 - 8:45 AM EST

Opening Remarks

8:45 - 10:15 AM EST

Challenges in the Care and Preservation of Conservators

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Neutrality and Censorship as Barriers to Practice in Conservation

12:15 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Objects Tips Lunch

Sponsored by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

12:15 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Paintings and Contemporary Art: Easel Exchange

12:15 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Imaging Tips Lunch

12:15 - 1:00 PM EST

BPG Wiki Session

1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

PCN Idea Fair

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:15 PM EST

Of Course We Can, But Can We?

3:45 -  5:00 PM EST

Never the Twain Shall Meet? Challenges to Specializations and Cross-collaborative Approaches to Integrative Conservation Practice

5:00 - 6:00 PM EST

Flash Poster Session

Opening Reception at Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal

Sponsored by Click Netherfield

 Announcement for Friday

This is Day 2 of our main conference sessions.

Morning

8:30 - 9:45 AM EST CAC Reconciliation Committee: Power, Authority, and Control: Aligning Practice and Policy with the Evolving Care of Cultural Heritage
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST  Respirator Fit Testing

9:45 - 10:30 AM EST

Poster Q & A Session

10:30 AM -12:00 PM EST

Coping with Loss in Collections Care

10:30 AM -12:00 PM EST

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Conservation: Current Uses

10:30 AM -12:00 PM EST

Staying Afloat: The Conservation and Documentation of Wooden Maritime Cultural Heritage
10:30 AM -12:00 PM EST

Contemporary Art: Paintings

10:30 AM -12:00 PM EST

Community Consensus: Understanding and Implementing Fire Safety

12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Sustaining the Conservator: Happiness Hacks & Healing from Burnout

12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Socratic Dialogue

12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Giving and Receiving Feedback: From Peer Review to IRL 

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Objects Speed Networking

12:30 - 2:00 PM EST

McCord Stewart Museum Conservation Lab Tour

$15, maximum 10 participants

McCord Stewart Museum Conservation Lab, 690 Sherbrooke St. W, Montreal, QC H3A 1E9

Afternoon

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Art on Paper Discussion Group

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Conservation Education in the Classroom

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Cross-Specialty Conversations About Mold: Culturing a Community of Practice

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Site Specific and Monumental 

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Colonization and Broader Values That Inform the Management of Zoological Collections

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Laser Cleaning Applications for Conservation
2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Contemporary Art: Electronic Media
2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

An Ounce of Prevention May Do a Ton of Damage: Fire-Retardant Coatings Applied to or Part of Artworks
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

Shifting Perspectives on Damage, Change, and Value
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

More Than Two Hands
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

Library and Archives Discussion Group: Conservation in Public Libraries
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

National Heritage Responders: Communication, Connection, and Collaboration in Disaster Recovery
3:30 - 5:00 PM EST

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Conservation: Future Uses
5:15 - 6:30 PM EST

General Tips Session

 Announcement for Saturday

This is Day 3 of our main conference sessions.

Morning

8:30 - 10:00 AM EST

AIC Member Business Meeting

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Looking Back to Move Forward: Revisiting and Rethinking Past Treatments

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Power, Authority, and Control: Rethinking Shared Stewardship and Centering Community Knowledge

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

To Sample or Not to Sample: Navigating Ethics, Context, and Scientific Needs in Conservation

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Lead: A Collection Component

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Sharing Conservation with the Next Generation: Creating Successful Museum K-16 Programs
12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Materials Choice and Preventive Care
12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Telling the Story of Conservation: Strategies for Communicating Your Work
12:00 - 2:00 PM EST

Lunch Session

Private Practice Tips Lunch

Afternoon

2:20 - 3:40 PM EST

Archaeological Heritage Session
2:20 - 3:40 PM EST

Conservators in Private Practice Session
2:20 - 3:40 PM EST

Preventive Care Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Book and Paper Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Objects Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Textiles Session

2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Research and Technical Studies Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Photographic Materials Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Paintings Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Electronic Materials Session
2:20 - 5:00 PM EST

Architecture Session
4:00 - 5:00 PM EST Wooden Artifacts Session
4:00 - 5:00 PM EST Imaging Working Group Session
5:15 - 6:30 PM EST Mistakes Session

 Meet the Exhibitors

See the profiles of vendors and companies that will be in our Exhibit Hall on Thursday and Friday.

At a Glance

Our conference is three and a half days of sessions, networking, and celebration of our colleagues' achievements. Plan to explore our host city in the days before and after the conference, or engage in a workshop or other session!


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