When emergencies happen, you may have heard us say that National Heritage Responders are "standing by." What does that mean? Learn about how we connect people with the experts they need to respond to those emergencies below. You can help: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Funding opportunity! The new Thoma Foundation Art of the Spanish Americas Conservation grants are "aimed at promoting and supporting conservation projects and research initiatives focused on South American viceregal art." Learn more & apply: grants.thomafoundation.org/conservation...

Reminder! Our deadline for abstracts is fast approaching! Explore the full call for papers, including topics for concurrent and specialty sessions, here: www.culturalheritage.org/events/annua...

Our Deputy Director, Tiffani Emig, was at #AASLH2025 last week to help connect people with our resources & programs! She also joined a panel on "Shared Risk, Shared Strategy: Developing Climate Resilience Together"! Learn about Climate Resilience Resources: www.resilience.culturalheritage.org

We have two funding opportunity deadlines coming up! Learn more about our scholarships and grants on our site and apply before the 15th: www.culturalheritage.org/resources/fu...

The work of the National Heritage Responders varies depending on the needs of the community & is always in collaboration with local partners. Help us make a difference when disaster strikes: gofund.me/dcaf76daf Our campaign is almost at an end & we're so grateful to everyone who has contributed!

We’re thrilled to share that thanks to your generosity, we’ve reached our first goal of $2,600—enough to fund a future small National Heritage Responders deployment. But disasters don’t wait, & the average deployment costs closer to $5,000. Help us deploy when crisis strikes: gofund.me/6db89819

We're returning to Montreal for our 54th Annual Meeting, joint with the Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC-ACCR)! Our full Call for Papers is now available. Submit abstracts for "Conservation at the Intersection of Innovation & Tradition" by 9/30: www.culturalheritage.org/events/annua...

It's no myth that we love conservation–so watching the legendary Adam Savage visiting the Harpers Ferry Center with @tested.com? A superb way to spend our Friday afternoon: youtu.be/1lxSXvLGvcs?...

Explore this deep dive into the work and life of N.C. Wyeth, framing the challenging conservation and reinstallation of this colossal mural in Wilmington: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/a...

Join a gathering of conservation colleagues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the FAIC Oral History Project at Winterthur on Thursday, Sept. 4! The Oral History Project has captured hundreds of interviews with pioneers in the field & reflections on conservation. www.winterthur.org/calendar/fai...

When emergencies impact cultural organizations, National Heritage Responders are there to help. This can make the difference between heritage saved or lost, like when NHR deployed to support Appalshop, an archive of Appalachian culture. Help make the next deployment possible: gofund.me/2d99ad31

Today is the last day to register for the free online workshop, “Inclusive Mentorship: Practicing," Wednesday, September 10, 12:30-2pm ET, & is the last event of the Inclusive Mentorship series organized by our Education & Training Committee: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/inc... [1/2]

Check out this profile of Fellow and AIC Board Member Sarah Reidell, discussing her career path to Penn's libraries, the work of the conservation team at Penn, and their interdisciplinary collaborations within the University: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/meet-pe...

Donate to support the National Heritage Responders—volunteers like Luca contribute their expertise and time to help communities in need. Make it possible for them to deploy after an emergency impacts art, culture, museums, & libraries: gofund.me/141449ed

Thank you to everyone who's helped support our National Heritage Responders! We still have a ways to go, so if you can help signal boost this fundraiser, you'll be making a huge difference for the next community faced with a disaster that impacts their cultural heritage.

NEH is offering Chair’s Disaster Recovery Grants for Humanities Collections to organizations affected by the floods in Central Texas in July 2025. Grants of up to $30,000 will support emergency response and recovery activities: www.neh.gov/program/chai...

Two years later, the work to salvage & care for Lahaina's cultural heritage continues. Learn about how the community is leading the work to ensure cultural heritage is recognized & protected, & how the National Heritage Responders are lending their expertise: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/a...

🚨 Every minute counts after disaster hits a museum or archive. Our National Heritage Responders help on the ground & on calls 24/7—stabilizing collections, guiding recovery, & saving irreplaceable cultural heritage. - Training responders - Deploying to emergencies - Protecting our history Join us!

New episodes of our Sustainability Committee's Green Tea podcast are up! Curious about connections between cultural heritage conservation & environmental/ecological conservation? Listen to the most recent two episodes w/ Dr. Jordan Teisher & the NatureCulture Lab: open.spotify.com/show/3b5jkqe...

Sharing these calls to action from colleagues at the National Humanities Alliance & Americans for the Arts about proposed drastic funding cuts for NEH & NEA. Learn more & reach out to your Representatives ASAP! Support the NEH: p2a.co/qyrPh2k Support the NEA: www.artsactionfund.org/arts-action-...

Our "Preservation & Care of Photograph Albums" workshop will be at Yale University, 11/5-7. Participants will learn specific terms for condition & treatment reporting & will learn to handle, display & house albums safely. Learn more & apply by 8/1: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/pre...

Learn about Los Angeles County's Civic Art collection's Conservation Apprenticeship Program & their recent Inner Resources Mural Conservation Apprenticeship Project, hosted by our Equity & Inclusion Committee on 7/16, 2 pm ET. This event is open to all: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/eic...

Our thoughts are with people experiencing the effects of extreme weather across the country, particularly in Texas. Our Alliance for Response Network in Texas, TX-CERA, is engaged with impacted communities, & our National Heritage Responders are standing by 24/7: culturalheritage.org/emergency [1/3]

Learn about the conservation of the Hotel del Coronado with @pbs.org, which required collaboration from all kinds of preservation professionals, including Brooke Russell of EverGreene Architectural Arts, featured here. The campaign was supported by the Blackstone Group. www.pbs.org/video/episod...

There's six months left in 2025! One of the best choices you can make with the time left this year is becoming an American Institute for Conservation member now. Learn more about our limited time offer for first-time members at www.culturalheritage.org/membership/j....

Seeking funding for a conservation project for a historically or culturally significant work of art? Learn more about Bank of America's Art Conservation Project, including previously awarded projects, and apply before the September 12 deadline: about.bankofamerica.com/en/making-an...

Interested in photograph conservation? Join this webinar, "Early American Photography: History and Conservation of Daguerreotypes," from the Smithsonian's "Topics in Museum Conservation" today at 2:45 ET! smithsonian.zoom.us/j/8672293296...

In the wake of the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area, conservators stepped up to share their expertise with their community. Read about how these free clinics gave people skills needed to safely care for objects recovered from the fires and an opportunity to reclaim meaningful items:

Join our next C2C Care webinar, "Preserving Our Past As Place-Based Care Work," and learn how to build long-term relationships with residents & community partners to help redress urban inequities & combat misrepresentation of historically excluded publics: connectingtocollections.org/event/preser...

Read or listen to this coverage from @npr.org about the loss of critical funding for the conservation of quilts at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, including perspective from our Executive Director, Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe: www.npr.org/2025/06/06/n...

Dive into the conservation of Maxo Vanka's murals in St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, which was awarded a Save America's Treasures grant through IMLS, lost it, & had the grant reinstated, allowing the project to finish last month: apnews.com/article/chur... Learn more: vankamurals.org

what a whirlwind few days at @conservators.bsky.social AIC annual meeting 🪆

These fun conversation cards!

Breakfast, coffee, & "Stumbling Towards Sustainability," what more could you want? Hurry in to catch this session! #AICmtg25

It's the last day of #AICmtg25 (somehow?!) and we're full of gratitude and new ideas. What was the highlight of your Annual Meeting this year?

We had an incredible time hearing from our keynote speakers, Shelley Buck of Owámniyomni Okhódayapi & Jeanelle Austin of Rise and Remember last night. It was the perfect way to begin #AICmtg25, introduce our incredible 2025 AIC & FAIC Award Recipients, & celebrate their achievements!

Getting ready to welcome folks at #AICmtg25! We can't wait to see folks in Minneapolis!

Coming early to #AICmtg25? Join a full-day seminar, "Applying Sustainability Principles Cross Departmentally at Collecting Institutions," given by our Sustainability Committee & Preventive Care Network, in partnership w/ The Museum of Russian Art: aic53rdannualmeeting2025.sched.com/event/1uAxF/...

Joining us at #AICmtg25? The Paintings Specialty Group (PSG) is having a raffle at the annual meeting! Raffle tickets are FREE but, to win, you must be registered for the PSG Tips Session & attend in person. Attending other PSG events & other participation can get you more entries: bit.ly/434knTA

The collaboration of researchers & conservators can reveal fascinating things! Conservators at Harvard University's Weissman Preservation Center, including Debora Mayer, were a key part of authenticating this original copy of the Magna Carta in Harvard's collections: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...

As #AICmtg25 approaches, folks are building out their schedule of which talks they want to attend! Several of our groups have put together lists of talks they're interested in—for example, our Preventive Care Network's picks: community.culturalheritage.org/blogs/collee... [1/2]

Don't forget you have all of May to do one (1) activity to improve your emergency preparedness and tell us about it to be entered into this drawing! (PS, watching the recording of our MayDay webinar with C2C Care counts: youtu.be/zKfLC4V8uT0?...) #MayDayPrep

Now available, "Inclusive Mentorship: Intentional Mentorship Self-Study." This resource is for conservation professionals who want to better understand what they should expect from a mentor/mentee relationship. Free registration is supported by FAIC: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/inc...

Explore our updated Carbon Calculator! The New STiCH Carbon Calculator has been thoughtfully recalibrated and redesigned for improved user and calculation experiences so you can make informed choices about materials you use. Try the calculator: stich.culturalheritage.org/carbon-calcu...

MayDay, Mayday! Join us TOMORROW for: “So Now What? Dealing with Materials After a Disaster” on May 6, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET. Register: connectingtocollections.org/event/so-now... #MayDayPrep [1/2]

Our Executive Director, Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe, shares how the loss of federal funding will impact responding to emergencies that affect cultural heritage in @theartnewspaper.bsky.social www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/05/f...

New Green Tea episode! Cross-Pollination between North & Latin American Conservators with Josefa Orrego Trincado: open.spotify.com/show/3b5jkqe... Continuing the conversation with Latin American conservators, Roxy speaks with Josefa, a preventative conservator based in Santiago, Chile.

MayDay is fast approaching! Join us on May 6 for a Connecting to Collections Care webinar on dealing with materials after a disaster: connectingtocollections.org/event/so-now... Review our list of suggested emergency preparedness activities: www.culturalheritage.org/resources/em... #MayDayPrep

Along with other cultural institutions in Washington, the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, who participated in our Collections Assessment for Preservation program in 2019, talk about how the termination of grants from IMLS & NEH have affected them: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...