About me
William Hoffman has worked at The Mariners’ Museum and Park since 2009; he was initially focused on the conservation of archaeological metals recovered from the wreck site of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor and he became Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator, responsible for overseeing all conservation-related activities with a focus on the development and expansion of the institutional conservation program in 2017. His research interests have encompassed the evaluation of cleaning and stabilization methods for archaeological iron materials, the disassembly of composite artifacts, and the study of 19th century metal casting and steam engine technologies. Will received his MA conservation from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, specializing in the conservation of objects.
