For National Coffee Day, we share the eye-opening conservation of a damaged field book authored by the champion of the Smithsonian Bird Friendly Coffee program. 

As Summer 2021 winds down, we'll hear from staff about the incredible number of hours and research that goes into restoring airplanes, see icons of Scandinavian furniture and product designs, and learn how atoms of hydrogren are used to create an amazingly accurate clock.

The challenges of imaging the shiny surfaces of optical discs including CDs and DVDs.

Choosing the right treatment method can be a challenge—especially when mass interventions are needed on a tight deadline.

For the next installment in our I.D. This! series, learn about parchment and how we identify it in our collections.

In a return to the seasonal bonfire, we look at how fire and its suppression impacts boxed and unboxed optical disks.

A retrospective photo trip down the Archives’ conservation lab memory lane, featuring folks from past and present.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.