AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

Welcome to the AIC Annual Meeting Program! Browse our draft schedule for the 2025 meeting in Minneapolis!

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2:00pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) Introduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Leading the Way: Conservation Strategies in Museum Redevelopment) Introduction by Session Chair Vanessa Applebaum and Sponsor Remarks by Tru Vue Hyatt Regency MinneapolisVanessa Applebaum • Tru Vue (Lighting the Way: Museum Illumination Policies and MIcroFade Testing) Intrroduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Capturing Complexity: Addressing Imaging Challenges through Collaboration) A Partnership Between The City Palace Museum in Udaipur and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York: The Joint Study of Mewar Paintings... Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGirikumar Sekharakurup • Marina Ruiz Molina • Marina Ruiz Molina • Anuja Mukherjee • Girikumar Sekharakurup • Bhasha Shah (Collaboration in Conservation Education) A Broad Brush Approach to Learning: Preserving Community Heritage Hyatt Regency MinneapolisDevon Lee • Halina Piasecki • Rachael Perkins Arenstein • Pamela Hatchfield • Anne Léculier King • Devon Lee • Yue Ma • Eugenie Milroy • Halina Piasecki (Conservation in Times of Historical Conflict) Before There Was War, There Was Kristallnacht Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJane Klinger • Jane Klinger

2:05pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) Teacher/Conservator Co-Creation: Lessons in K-12 Outreach at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGreg Stuart • Greg Stuart

2:10pm CDT

(Leading the Way: Conservation Strategies in Museum Redevelopment) Let there be light: reintroducing natural light with mixed displays at the National Portrait Gallery London Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAlexandra Gent • Emmanuelle Largeteau • Alexandra Gent • Emmanuelle Largeteau • India Picton (Lighting the Way: Museum Illumination Policies and MIcroFade Testing) Sustainability-based decision making for museum lighting Hyatt Regency MinneapolisDavid Saunders • David Saunders

2:25pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) Letters to a Pre-Scientist: Accessible and Inclusive K-12 Outreach for Every Conservator Hyatt Regency MinneapolisElla Andrews • Ella Andrews

2:30pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) Community-Led Preservation: Our Stuff, Our Stories at the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGreg Stuart • Katie Lowe • Katie Lowe • Greg Stuart (Capturing Complexity: Addressing Imaging Challenges through Collaboration) Photogrammetry Fast: Developing a New Automated Pipeline. Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKea Johnston • JP Brown • Kea Johnston (Collaboration in Conservation Education) Strategies for Accessible and Collaborative Training in Indigenous Collections Care Hyatt Regency MinneapolisEllen Pearlstein • Justine Wuebold • Nicole Passerotti • Ellen Pearlstein • Justine Wuebold (Conservation in Times of Historical Conflict) Conservation, site preservation, and civil war at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Jebel Barkal, Sudan: lessons from work during armed conflict Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSuzanne Davis • Elmontaser Dafalla • Suzanne Davis • Sami Elamin • Geoff Emberling

2:35pm CDT

(Leading the Way: Conservation Strategies in Museum Redevelopment) “If you build it, they will come”: Building a Climate-Controlled Storage Unite Inside a 1940s Warehouse on a Navy Base Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMeghan Rathbun • Maria Vazquez • Meghan Rathbun • Maria Vazquez (Lighting the Way: Museum Illumination Policies and MIcroFade Testing) Tribute and Light: An Honest Telling of Lighting Policy at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKerith Koss Schrager • Andy Wolf • Kate Fugett • Kerith Koss Schrager • Andy Wolf

2:40pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) Establishing a Conservation Outreach Position at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSarah Rontal • Sarah Rontal

3:00pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) The Stories We Keep: Conservation as the bridge to connect visitors, staff and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s collectio... Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAnnick Vuissoz • Gretchen Anderson • Annick Vuissoz (Collaboration in Conservation Education) Teaching and Networking as a Strategy for the Preventive Conservation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage at the University of São Paulo and in Brazil Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJuliana Saft • Ina Hergert • Ina Hergert • Juliana Saft (Capturing Complexity: Addressing Imaging Challenges through Collaboration) The Challenge of Chemical Reagents:The Verona Gaius and Vergil Palimpsests at the Confluence of Technologies Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGregory Heyworth • Gregory Heyworth (Conservation in Times of Historical Conflict) Wooden Churches in Wartime Ukraine: Conservation Challenges Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMariana Kaplinska • Ihor Bokalo • Ihor Bokalo • Mariana Kaplinska (Leading the Way: Conservation Strategies in Museum Redevelopment) Hundreds of objects, very few of us: treatment, prioritization, and teamwork during the Yale Peabody Museum renovation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMariana Di Giacomo • Mariana Di Giacomo (Lighting the Way: Museum Illumination Policies and MIcroFade Testing) Illuminating Acceptable Change: Collaborative, Data-Driven Lighting Guidelines Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPatricia Silence • Jan Gilliam • Gretchen Guidess • Neal Hurst • Perrine LeSaux • Michelle Leung • Kelly McCauley • Jacquelyn Peterson-Grace • Patricia Silence

3:10pm CDT

(We’re All in This Together: Conservation Outreach and Community Engagement) (Un)Concealed Layers: design + public reception of a technical analysis exhibition Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCourtney Books • Courtney Books

3:15pm CDT

(Collaboration in Conservation Education) Enhancing Diversity in Conservation through Collaboration at the World’s Largest Consortium of HBCUs Hyatt Regency MinneapolisShannon Kimbro • Shannon Kimbro • Tempe Stewart

4:00pm CDT

(Elements of Effective Collaboration) Introduction and Sponsor Remarks by Click Netherfield Hyatt Regency MinneapolisClick Netherfield (Digitization and Open Access to Conservation Research and Technical Images) Introduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Introduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) Introduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Documenting Reactivations: Between Materials & Sensory Experiences and Interactions) Jordan Wolfson's Body Sculpture: Transferring skills and documenting robots at the National Gallery of Australia. Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPaul Coleman • Melanie Barrett • Paul Coleman (Context-Based Practice: Conservation Field Services) Embedding Community Conservators in Public Libraries: Conservation as a Public Service Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJoelle Wickens • Anisha Gupta • Joelle Wickens

4:05pm CDT

(Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) NEW Conservation Leadership Program with a Foundation in Cultural Equity Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSarah Kleiner • Leticia Gomez Franco • Anisha Gupta • Amber Kerr • Sarah Kleiner • Jen Mayer • Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe

4:10pm CDT

(Elements of Effective Collaboration) A Focused and Critical Look at Collaborative Relationships at the National Museum of the American Indian Hyatt Regency MinneapolisBeth Holford • Caitlin Mahony • Beth Holford • Caitlin Mahony

4:12pm CDT

(Digitization and Open Access to Conservation Research and Technical Images) Publishing Technical Material on a Museum Website: The Early Netherlandish Paintings at The Met as a Case Study Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSophie Scully • Sophie Scully

4:15pm CDT

(Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) Darning the Wear of Time in the 21st Century: Redefining the Art Historical Narrative and the Role of the Textile Conservator Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMarissa Stevenson • Marissa Stevenson (Context-Based Practice: Conservation Field Services) Acts of Commemoration: When Narrative Precedes Material Context at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKerith Koss Schrager • Andy Wolf • Kate Fugett • Kerith Koss Schrager • Andy Wolf

4:20pm CDT

(Documenting Reactivations: Between Materials & Sensory Experiences and Interactions) A Touchy Subject: Advancing Tactile Accessibility for Everyone Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJessica Chloros • Jessica Chloros (Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Managing change - Leadership in conservation and science for a new era Hyatt Regency MinneapolisFrancesca Casadio • Francesca Casadio • Robert van Langh • Benjamin Rous

4:25pm CDT

(Context-Based Practice: Conservation Field Services) A Field Services Guide to Emergency Response Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMegan Brakob Narvey • Todd Mahon • Todd Mahon • Megan Brakob Narvey (Elements of Effective Collaboration) Building Bridges: Reflections from a Collaborative Conservation Project Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMegan E. Salas • Katy Kaspari • Katy Kaspari • Marianne Nicolson • Chris Patrello • Ellen Roth • Megan E. Salas

4:30pm CDT

(Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) Resonating Change through Collections Stewardship: The Creation of the Indigenous Collections Care (ICC) Guide Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAngela Neller • Laura Elliff Cruz • Laura Bryant • Laura Elliff Cruz • Angela Neller • Marla Taylor (Digitization and Open Access to Conservation Research and Technical Images) Developing a Legacy of Open Access, Digital Catalogs at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisRoxane Sperber • Fiona Beckett • Fiona Beckett • Alex Chipkin • Roxane Sperber

4:40pm CDT

(Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Empowering Black Preservation: A Collaboration of Community, Conservation, and Construction at Mt Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAriana Makau • Lindsay Jones • Ariana Makau (Documenting Reactivations: Between Materials & Sensory Experiences and Interactions) Future lives: Collaborative approaches to the Conservation of Choreographic Artworks Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLouise Lawson • Rochelle Haley • Rochelle Haley • Louise Lawson

4:45pm CDT

(Context-Based Practice: Conservation Field Services) Cultivating Collaborative Care: The Sol Legare Community, Clemson University, and the Seashore Farmers’ Lodge Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPatricia Ploehn • Patricia Ploehn

4:50pm CDT

(Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Your Neighborhood Museum: creating a workspace for sustainable community-led cultural heritage preservation models Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLyllilam Posadas • Jennifer Kim • Jennifer Kim • Lyllilam Posadas (Elements of Effective Collaboration) Supporting Our Communities On the Edge: Community-led conservation in the midst of the climate crisis Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMonica Shah • Lynn Church • Warren Jones • Richard Knecht • Monica Shah

4:55pm CDT

(Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) Traditional Care and Western Care – A “Kinship” Approach to Collections Care Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPejuta Haka Win Red Eagle • Pejuta Haka Win Red Eagle • Rebecca Newberry

5:00pm CDT

(Documenting Reactivations: Between Materials & Sensory Experiences and Interactions) Visceral Adipose Tissue: Overcoming Boundaries for the Presentation and Preservation of 2000-04-11 by Gu Dexin Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAlessandra Guarascio • Alessandra Guarascio • Sara Moy (Digitization and Open Access to Conservation Research and Technical Images) From Shared Mission to Shared Resources: The Joint Design and Development of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and NYU Kress Conservation... Hyatt Regency MinneapolisShan Kuang • Maya Kopytman • Shan Kuang • Dianne Modestini • Lisa Schermerhorn

5:10pm CDT

(Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Community-Inclusive Public Art Conservation: Inner Resources Mural Conservation Apprenticeship Project Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLaleña Vellanoweth • Janeth Aparicio • Kiernan Graves • Jennifer Payan • Bianca Ramirez • Diana Sanchez • Laleña Vellanoweth (Elements of Effective Collaboration) Thirty Sailors Walk into a Museum: A Story of Collaboration Between Collections Professionals and a US Naval Nuclear Submarine Crew Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAlyssa C. Opishinski • Brendan G Perry • Alyssa C. Opishinski • Brendan G Perry

5:15pm CDT

(Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) To Box or Not to Box that is the question of Being Boxed in - The Designing Process of Culturally Sensitive Containers Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJo Lynne • Jo Lynne (Context-Based Practice: Conservation Field Services) Q&A and Panel discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:20pm CDT

(Documenting Reactivations: Between Materials & Sensory Experiences and Interactions) Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Inside Out: Rewriting the Power Dynamics in Conservation) Lighting Round Q&A and Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:25pm CDT

(Elements of Effective Collaboration) Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:30pm CDT

(Digitization and Open Access to Conservation Research and Technical Images) Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis (Prioritizing People Over Objects: Re-imagining Conservation Ethics) Panel Q/A and Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis