Washington Conservation Guild

Established| 1967 (1967)
Type| Professional conservation association

Region served

| Washington Metropolitan Area
Website| washingtonconservationguild.org

The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a non-profit organization of conservation and cultural heritage professionals. The WCG serves as a resource for learning about the care of cultural heritage collections.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Bylaws
* 3 Organization & Governance
* 4 Projects
* 4.1 Events
* 4.2 Community Partnership Project
* 4.3 Fire at the Georgetown Public Library
* 5 Publications
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## History

The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1967 for professional conservators, students, museum professionals, and members of the public interested in the preservation of art and historic materials.

The idea for the regional conservation group was proposed as early as 1965, when the International Council of Museums (ICOM)[1] Committee for Conservation met in Washington, DC.[2] The first steering committee met informally in the summer of 1967; here, it was decided that the primary intentions of the group was to provide a public forum where members could meet and "sponsor presentations to promote the exchange of ideas among conservators in all fields in the Washington area."[2]

## Bylaws

Bylaws are put forward by the WCG to define its governance and scope.[3]

## Organization & Governance

Based in Washington, D.C., the WCG draws its members primarily from Washington, Maryland, and northern Virginia. Members include both professional conservators and non-conservators - from government, state, and private museums; as well as studios, laboratories, and other cultural or academic organizations.[4] There are no restrictions on who may apply for membership.

The Washington Conservation Guild is governed by all-volunteer, membership-elected Board of Directors. The Board is composed of five officers and several directors. The WCG is also composed of several committees, led by Board-appointed chairs.

Elections for WCG Board Officers and Directors take place in May at the annual business meeting.

## Projects

### Events

The WCG holds meetings from September through May each year, generally on the first Thursday of each month. Once annually, the Guild hosts the 3-Ring Circus event. The '3-Ring Circus' held January 9, 2014 in partnership with the National Museum of African Art, ran with three consecutive sessions.[5] The themes for the January 2014 3-Ring Circus were "Conservation in Far Flung Places," "Analytical" and "Contemporary."

The Guild also holds several membership events throughout the year. These events have included lectures, workshops, and networking sessions.

### Community Partnership Project

The Community Partnership Project (formerly the Angels Project) is designed to "promote a broader understanding of the importance of cultural preservation while providing meaningful assistance to important local collections."[6][7] Members participating in the projects work pro-bono, volunteering their time and conservation expertise at a particular historic site in the broad DC area. This program originally began in 1988 with the WCG's parent group, the American Institute of Conservation, pairing conservators with collections that need care.

### Fire at the Georgetown Public Library

On April 30, 2007, a three-alarm fire caused significant damage to the Georgetown branch of the DC Public Library. City officials estimated the cost to repair the library at about $20 million; the renovation included the restoration of exterior doors and windows, stone masonry, and ornamental railings and grates.[8] Members of the WCG responded and coordinated with the DC library officials to set up disaster recovery efforts. At its annual meeting days later on May 3, 2007, the WCG held a fundraiser raffle. The proceeds went to support the conservation of the library's artwork, manuscripts, maps, and documents damaged in the fire.[9]

## Publications

The Washington Conservation Guild published a quarterly newsletter written and edited by volunteers to benefit guild members. Offered at first only as a printed edition, the newsletter transitioned to an online PDF. The newsletter was published as a PDF until December 2012, when it was replaced by a continuously updated blog-style website. Archived newsletters[10] can be found on the WCG website. Later, social media including Twitter,[11] Instagram,[12] and Facebook[13] streams were added to further distribute announcements and regional employment opportunities.

In 2004, the Washington Conservation Guild published the second edition of its eBook, Conservation Resources for Art and Antiques. Conservation Resources is a guide describing how to care for and preserve fine art, antiques, family heirlooms, memorabilia, and personal collections.

## See also

* Art conservation and restoration
* Collections care
* Conservation Associations and Professional Organizations
* Conservation-restoration

## References

1. ↑ "ICOM - The International Council of Museums- ICOM". icom.museum. http://icom.museum/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Newsletter". Washington Conservation Guild 31 (3). September 2007.
3. ↑ "Bylaws - Washington Conservation Guild". https://washingtonconservationguild.org/bylaws/.
4. ↑ "Washington Conservation Guild". http://www.conservators-converse.org/2011/06/washington-conservation-guild/. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
5. ↑ "Washington Conservation Guild - 3 Ring Circus". https://www.iiconservation.org/node/4466. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
6. ↑ "Community Partners Project". https://washingtonconservationguild.org/community-partners-projects/.
7. ↑ "FAIC - Community Partnership Grant". https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/funding/community-partnership-grant.
8. ↑ Klein, Allison (May 4, 2007). "Investigators Pin the Blame On Paint-Removing Heat Gun". The Washington Post.
9. ↑ "Washington Conservation Guild holds fundraiser for Georgetown Public Library" (PDF). Washington Conservation Guild (Press release). May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
10. ↑ "Newsletter archive". Washington Conservation Guild. https://washingtonconservationguild.org/newsletter-archive/.
11. ↑ "@DCconservators Twitter" (in en). https://twitter.com/dcconservators.
12. ↑ "@DCconservators Instagram feed". https://www.instagram.com/dcconservators/.
13. ↑ "Washington Conservation Guild Facebook Page" (in en). https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonConservationGuild/.

## External links

* Washington Conservation Guild website
* American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
* International Council of Museums
* International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

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Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage

Collection care
and management|

* Collecting
* Collection (artwork)
* Collections care
* Collection catalog
* Collections maintenance
* Collections management (museum)
* Collection Management Policy
* Collections management system
* Cultural heritage management
* Cultural resources management
* Deaccessioning (museum)
* Digital repository audit method based on risk assessment
* Display case
* Documentation of cultural property
* Emergency response (museum)
* Exhibition of cultural heritage objects
* Found in collection
* Inherent vice
* Inventory (museum)
* Museum integrated pest management
* Preservation metadata
* Implementation Strategies
* Preservation of meaning
* Preservation survey
* Provenance
* Repatriation
* Restoration (cultural heritage)
* Storage of cultural heritage objects

Roles and
expertise|

* Art handler
* Collection manager
* Conservator-restorer
* Conservation scientist
* Conservation technician
* Curator
* Exhibition designer
* Mount maker
* Objects conservator
* Paintings conservator
* Photograph conservator
* Preservationist
* Registrar (museum)
* Textile conservator

Area specialities|

* Antiques restoration
* Archaeological science
* Archaeology
* Bioarchaeology
* Building restoration
* Conservation science
* Digital photograph restoration
* Digital preservation
* Database preservation
* Film preservation
* Frame conservation
* Heritage science
* Historic preservation
* Media preservation
* Object conservation
* Optical media preservation
* Painting conservation
* Preservation (library and archival science)
* Restoration
* Sustainable preservation
* Web archiving

Techniques|

* Aging (artwork)
* Anastylosis
* Arrested decay
* Architecture
* Cradling (paintings)
* Detachment of wall paintings
* Desmet method
* Historic paint analysis
* Imaging of cultural heritage
* Inpainting
* Kintsugi
* Leafcasting
* Lining of paintings
* Mass deacidification
* Mold control and prevention in libraries
* Overpainting
* Paper splitting
* Radiography of cultural objects
* Reconstruction (architecture)
* Rissverklebung
* Textile stabilization
* Transfer of panel paintings
* UVC-based preservation
* VisualAudio

Topics|

* Archaeological sites
* Ancient Greek pottery
* Automobiles
* Bone, horn, and antler objects
* Books, manuscripts, documents and ephemera
* Ceramic objects
* Clocks
* Copper-based objects
* Feathers
* Film
* Flags and banners
* Frescos
* Fur objects
* Glass objects
* Herbaria
* Historic gardens
* Human remains
* Illuminated manuscripts
* Insect specimens
* Iron and steel objects
* Ivory objects
* Judaica
* Lacquerware
* Leather objects
* Lighthouses
* Metals
* Musical instruments
* Neon objects
* New media art
* Outdoor artworks
* Outdoor bronze objects
* Outdoor murals
* Paintings
* Painting frames
* Panel paintings
* Papyrus
* Parchment
* Performance art
* Photographs
* Photographic plates
* Plastic objects
* Pompeian frescoes
* Shipwreck artifacts
* Silver objects
* South Asian household shrines
* Stained glass
* Taxidermy
* Textiles
* Tibetan thangkas
* Time-based media art
* Totem poles
* Vehicles
* Vinyl discs
* Woodblock prints
* Wooden artifacts
* Wooden furniture

Notable projects|

* Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum
* Conservation-restoration of Ecce Homo by Elías García Martínez
* Conservation-restoration of The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins
* Conservation-restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper
* Conservation-restoration of the Shroud of Turin
* Conservation-restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes
* Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty
* Conservation-restoration of the H.L. Hunley
* Modern and Contemporary Art Research Initiative

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