AIC's 53rd Annual Meeting

Patricia Silence (she/her) joined the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as a preventive conservator, following a 15-year career in textiles and objects conservation. She has worked at CWF for 25 years and is currently the Director of Conservation Operations. The conservation department consists of a diverse staff of over 40 conservators, scientists, conservation technicians, aides, interns, and fellows. They are custodians for collections, including hundreds of structures, thousands of fine, decorative, functional and folk art objects, and millions of archaeological finds. Patty works with colleagues all over the world to practice and promote collection care in a practical and sustainable manner and is a founding member of the Collection (now Preventive) Care Network.