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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8:15am CDT

(Stumbling Towards Sustainability: Stories About Implementation) Introduction Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

8:30am CDT

(Stumbling Towards Sustainability: Stories About Implementation) Getting on the Same Page at NYPL: Learning Together to Advance Climate Action in Preservation and Exhibition Contexts Hyatt Regency MinneapolisColleen Grant • Rebecca Fifield • Colleen Grant

8:50am CDT

(Stumbling Towards Sustainability: Stories About Implementation) Sustainability across the collection multiverse Hyatt Regency MinneapolisChristopher Cameron • Christopher Cameron

9:10am CDT

(Stumbling Towards Sustainability: Stories About Implementation) Sustainable Practices within Collection Care: Balancing Environmental Conditions with Institutional Demands Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJackie Coppen • Chris Taft • Jackie Coppen • Chris Taft

9:30am CDT

(Stumbling Towards Sustainability: Stories About Implementation) Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

10:30am CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) From Ashes to Artifacts: the strategic recovery of collections from the Montpelier fire Hyatt Regency MinneapolisNichole Doub • Arianna Johnston • Nichole Doub • Arianna Johnston (Architecture) Proposing an Alternative Methodology for Hurricane-Related Vulnerability Assessments of Built Heritage in Puerto Rico Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAndrés Santana-Miranda (Contemporary Art + Electronic Media) Branching Out: Conservation of Nam June Paik’s Who’s Your Tree at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAllison Slenker • Lance Pruitt • Allison Slenker • Sarah Trew (Objects) When Art Meets Engineering: Collaborative Approaches to Outdoor Sculpture Installations at the Toledo Museum of Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisEmily Cummins • Emily Cummins (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) Painting on a Ply: Exploring Innovative Treatments and Funding Solutions Hyatt Regency MinneapolisBianca Garcia • Morgan Wylder • Bianca Garcia • Morgan Wylder (Preventive Care | Research & Technical Studies |MFT-IDG) Lighting Policy as an iterative process with MFT Hyatt Regency MinneapolisHebe Halstead • Hebe Halstead • Sarah VanSnick (Textiles) You Had Me at Trello: Kanban Style Project Management in Conservation through Four Case Studies Hyatt Regency MinneapolisEmma Fritschel • Michelle Leung • Lucia Bay • Jessica Chloros • Emma Fritschel • Michelle Leung • Katrina Wilson • Deirdre Windsor Art on Paper Discussion Group - Citrates in Paper Conservation - 90 minutes Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMeredith French • María Cristina Rivera Ramos Library and Archives Discussion Group - 90 minutes Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

11:00am CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) Heritage West | Archaeology, Conservation, and Community in West Philadelphia Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMichaela Paulson • Megan Kassabaum • Sarah Linn • Qi Liu • Michaela Paulson (Architecture) Colored Expectations, Whitewashed Reality: A.J. Downing's Influence and the Surprising Palette of Ivy Lodge Hyatt Regency MinneapolisNicola Macdonald • Nicola Macdonald (Contemporary Art + Electronic Media) Collaborative Voices: Preserving Alan Rath's Electronic Legacy Through Shared Knowledge Hyatt Regency MinneapolisElisse Brautigam • Elisse Brautigam • Kate Moomaw-Taylor (Objects) My Kingdom for a Drain: The Collaborative Treatment of Robert Gober’s Untitled Installation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisStephanie Cashman • Stephanie Cashman (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) Just Like the Real Thing: Jules Allard et Fils Reproduction Boiserie Period Rooms at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Hyatt Regency MinneapolisBrooke Russell • Laurie Ossman • Barbara A. Ramsay • Brooke Russell • Mary Slater (Preventive Care | Research & Technical Studies |MFT-IDG) Shades of yellow: can MFT foretell light-induced color change of white paper? Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMarie Kern • Irene Brückle • Georg J. Dietz • Ute Henniges • Marie Kern • Fabienne Meyer • Thomas Prestel • Stefan Röhrs • Giulia Vannucci (Textiles) WANTED: Cleaning Methods for Fugitive Early Synthetic Organic Acid Dyes on the Run Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLivi Andreini • Livi Andreini • Maarten van Bommel • Laura Maccarelli • Ana Serrano

11:30am CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) Forging Ahead: Creosote Removal from the Valley Forge National Park Upper Forge Site Hyatt Regency MinneapolisHannah Sanner • Hannah Sanner • Curtis Sullivan (Textiles) Thutmose III Mummy Shroud from Storage to Display: Challenges and Collaborative Insights into Preservation and Exhibition Hyatt Regency MinneapolisSarah Ismael • Enas Mohamed • Sarah Ismael • Hussein Kamal • Enas Mohamed • Safwat Mohamed • Menna Muhammed • Hend Yassin ( Contemporary Art and Electronic Media) Meet RALPH: The Reliable, Archival, Longterm Preservation Helper Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCass Fino-Radin • Samantha Owens (Architecture) Importance of Planning, Research, and Material Testing in Maintaining an Oldest Public Wood-and-Glass Greenhouse in the United States Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMayank Patel • Mayank Patel (Objects) Collaboration on Restoring Henry Moore’s Bronze Form at the Getty Museum Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJulie Wolfe • Andrew Baxter • Katrina Posner • Robert Price • Julie Wolfe (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) Early case studies in the use of Xanthan-Konjac/Agar physical hydrogels and their analogs for conservation cleaning Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMatthew Cushman • Stéphanie Auffret • Rita Cavalcante • Matthew Cushman • Marie Dubost • Caroline Shaver • Michelle Sullivan • Brianna Weakley (Preventive Care | Research & Technical Studies |MFT-IDG) Low Dose Microfade Testing in Air and Low Oxygen Environments to Optimize Long-Term Display for the Emancipation Proclamation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisLindsay Oakley • Henry Duan • Jennifer Herrmann • Lindsay Oakley • Mark Ormsby

11:45am CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) Hazy and Fragmented Memories: Revitalizing Two Archaeological Glass Carboy Bottles Hyatt Regency MinneapolisYuyin (Charlotte) Li • Katie Linder • Yuyin (Charlotte) Li • Katie Linder

12:00pm CDT

Luncheon - PSG Tips Luncheon - Cost $35 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Luncheon - Socratic dialogue: What makes an object (in)valuable enough to conserve and preserve?- Cost $35 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisWilliam Wei Luncheon - Sustainability in Collections Care: Centering on Context vs. Extending an Object’s Physical Life- Cost $35 Hyatt Regency MinneapolisPejuta Haka Win Red Eagle • Jane Henderson • Jessica Walthew • Joelle Wickens

1:30pm CDT

(Book and Paper) Reconsidering Klucel M: A Comparative Study of Commonly Used Cellulose Ethers in Paper Conservation Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGrace Walters • Christopher Bolser • Andrew Davis • Gwenanne Edwards • Kelli Stoneburner • Grace Walters

2:00pm CDT

(Objects) Mercury: A Collection Component - A Panel Discussion Hyatt Regency MinneapolisKerith Koss Schrager • Lisa Goldberg • Kerith Koss Schrager (Archaeological Heritage) When Conservation Goes For a Spin: Experiences gained and lessons learning from ten years of lifting and rotating large archaeological objects at the Mariners’ Museum and Park Hyatt Regency MinneapolisWilliam Hoffman • William Hoffman (Book and Paper) Adhesive Kinetics: the Folding Endurance of Wheat Starch Paste, Cellulose Ethers, and Photo-Grade Gelatin Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCatherine E. Stephens • Catherine E. Stephens (Contemporary Art + Electronic Media) Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality: a continuous refinement to care for design objects Hyatt Regency MinneapolisShu-Wen Lin • Chantal Willi • Shu-Wen Lin • Chantal Willi (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) The First Hundred Years of Masonite Hyatt Regency MinneapolisM. Alan Miller • M. Alan Miller (Research & Technical Studies) Joe Overstreet: searching for an unknown truth Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCorina Rogge • Silvia Russo • Corina Rogge • Silvia Russo (Textiles) Technical analysis of Anatolian Kilims: Bridging disciplines, departments and continents Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCallista Jerman • Maria Fusco • Callista Jerman • Sumru Krody (Architecture) ASG Panel Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

2:30pm CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) Value, Collaboration, and Sustainable Practice: The Vésztő-Mágor Conservation and Exhibition Program Hyatt Regency MinneapolisJerrod Seifert • Paul Duffy • Attila Gyucha • Ashley Lingle • William Parkinson • William Ridge • Danielle Riebe • Jerrod Seifert • Jesse Wolfhagen (Book and Paper) Evaluating the effectiveness of alum-tawed parchment as a repair material Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGwen dePolo • Gwen dePolo • Kathryn Kenney (Contemporary Art + Electronic Media) Exploring 3D Documentation for Time-based Media artworks: Case Studies from the Smithsonian Institution Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAna Gabriela Calderon Puente • Ana Gabriela Calderon Puente (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) Collaborative conservation of a monumental altarpiece: Vivarini’s Virgin and Dead Christ with the Ascension and Saints Hyatt Regency MinneapolisAbigail Hykin • Erin Mysak • Monica Berry • Judy Dion • Andrew Haines • Pamela Hatchfield • Abigail Hykin • Erin Mysak • Gregory Porter • Lydia Vagts (Research & Technical Studies) Secret Sauce: Investigating the Materials in Whistler’s Nocturnes Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGeorgina Rayner • Sophie Lynford • Georgina Rayner (Textiles) When UFOs invade: Displaying unfinished objects Hyatt Regency MinneapolisGretchen Guidess • Jacquelyn Peterson-Grace • Gretchen Guidess • Jacquelyn Peterson-Grace

3:00pm CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) A Treatment Odyssey: The Preparation of 201 Ancient Cypriot Objects for Permanent Display Hyatt Regency MinneapolisEmily Brown • Tara Johnston • Emily Brown • Tara Johnston • Dimitra Pantoulia (Contemporary Art + Electronic Media) Teams of Care: Transfer Data Trust and the Case for Networked Artist Studios Hyatt Regency MinneapolisRegina Harsanyi • Kelani Nichole • Sasha Arden • Eddy Coloton • Regina Harsanyi • Taylor Healy • Kelani Nichole • Claudia Roeck (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) X-ray Dendro: DIY CT Tree Ring Measurement for Dating Wooden Panels Hyatt Regency MinneapolisFrancien Bossema • Arlen Heginbotham • Francien Bossema • Marta Domínguez-Delmás • Arlen Heginbotham (Research & Technical Studies) The Chronology of a Painting - Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe: Sketch, Copy or Replica Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMaureen Cross • Silvia Amato • Maureen Cross • Karen Serres Book and Paper Tips Session Hyatt Regency Minneapolis TSG Wiki Discussion Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

3:30pm CDT

(Archaeological Heritage) Setting Up Shop: Objects Conservation and Materials Analysis at Pañamarca, Peru Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMegan E. Salas • Megan E. Salas (Paintings + Wooden Artifacts) Collaboration past and present: the collective investigation and treatment of the Saint John the Baptist altarpiece from the workshop of Blasco de Grañén Hyatt Regency MinneapolisMolly Hughes-Hallett • Matthew Hayes • Molly Hughes-Hallett • Alexa Klein • Clare Misko • Dianne Modestini • Kyle Norris (Research & Technical Studies) Exploring the High-temperature Degradation of Athenian Red-figure Pottery Used in Cremation Burials Hyatt Regency MinneapolisCelia Chari • Nicole Ledoux • Celia Chari • Susanne Ebbinghaus • Katherine Eremin • Nicole Ledoux

4:00pm CDT

AIC Member Business Meeting Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

5:00pm CDT

Mistakes Session Hyatt Regency Minneapolis