Results for "Conservation"
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Conservation
- Date: March 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
A Conservator Abroad: Paper Conservation in Japan
- Date: November 16, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Nearly two years ago, I first heard of a course on the conservation of Japanese paper co-organized by ICCROM, the cultural heritage arm of UNESCO, and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (also known in Japanese as “Tobunken”). Over three weeks, the course offered a first-hand look at the traditional Japanese conservation techniques, materials, and
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Museum Conservation Institute
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Saving Giant Pandas: Conservation at the National Zoo
- Date: August 23, 2016
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Today is Giant Panda cub Bao Bao’s third birthday, and yesterday her little brother, Bei Bei, turned one. This marks the first time in the forty-four years of panda conservation at the National Zoo that there have been two healthy cubs in residence at the zoo at the same time, but that’s not for lack of trying.
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On the Conservation of Champions
- Date: July 19, 2012
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: A look at the preservation of a box of Wheaties cereal featuring Native American Olympian, Jim Thorpe, how ordinary objects become museum icons, and the problem of food in museum collections.
Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research
- Date: July 6, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.
Further Research in the Conservation and Preservation of Letterpress Copybooks
- Date: January 26, 2016
- Description: Postgraduate Fellow Laura Dellapiana presents new research outcomes for stabilization of letterpress copybooks with significant damage.
Here at the Smithsonian: Art Conservation
- Date: January 26, 2021
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Check out these two newly-available clips from Here At The Smithsonian!
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Conservation
- Date: May 5, 2017
- Description: OverviewConservation for archives, libraries, art, and museums is the application of specialized techniques to examine, document, and treat physical objects. It involves direct inspection, analysis, and/or direct physical and chemical interventions to address problems of function and/or aesthetics - i.e. the object does not perform well and is at risk of further damage through
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Creating A Conservation Ethic
- Date: November/December 1985
- Creator: Cohn, Jeffrey P
- Creator: Cohn, Jeffrey P
Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 1
- Date: December 13, 2011
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: This is the first of two posts on the Archives' conservators’ work with the Smithsonian’s Haiti Cultural Recovery project, which works to rescue and safeguard objects damaged by the 2010 earthquake.