Has anyone tried drying frozen wet objects by using silica gel or another desiccant in the freezer (i.e., freeze drying without vacuum)? It might take a long time and require many desiccant renewals, but it would be inexpensive and relatively easy. ...
Dear Patricia, There has been a great deal of discussion and thought put into your inquiry. Given the complexity and numerous unknowns for this scenario, the following recommendations have been made by the C2CC community: The C2CC community recommends ...
Dear Allison, I have communicated with conservation colleagues and collection managers and the general consensus seems to be that many institutions have either adopted digital technologies (i.e Hobo's, PEM2's, etc.) or they calibrate the devices in-house ...
Anisha Gupta, Ariel O’Connor, and Jen Munch There’s a general taboo in society to talk about money, and this extends to discussing your salary, especially in the workplace. But this attitude has led ...
2020-2021 Fellowships at The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomes applications from scholars of the history of art and visual culture, archaeology, conservation and related ...
This blog post series will look at United States citizens who trained abroad and are currently practicing conservation in the US. The goal of these interviews is twofold: to provide pre-program students ...
Every year at the AIC annual meeting the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (ECPN) holds rigorous programming to support emerging professionals. At AIC New England, ECPN partnered with Bob Norris, ...