The American Institute for Conservation's 24th Annual Meeting will be held
in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott from June 10
through 16, 1996. The diverse program will focus on collaboration in the
visual arts, digital imaging for conservation, and environmental
standards.

In the session, "Collaboration in the Visual Arts," speakers will address
collaborative efforts amongconservators, scientists, artists, designers,
fabricators, and architects.  The wide range of topics to be presented
includes, "A Collaboration of the Largest Kind: Creating a New Museum in
San Francisco,"
"Conservation of a Painted Baltimore Side Chair," "A Team Approach for the
Restoration of a Ship's Figurehead by William Rush," and "Collaboration in
the Conservation of Jasper Johns's Lead Reliefs."  Speakers will address
topics such as: the challenges involved in the creation of a new museum as
designers collaborated with staff in its design; the selection of stable,
long-lasting materials by artists; and the handling, storage, and
treatment of objects by conservators and other museum professionals.

"Digital Imaging for Conservation" will examine the current state of this
aspect of the field.  New technologies, equipment, recent innovations, and
future applications will be discussed.  The session seeks to establish
some uniform criteria for the design of systems so that database
information and images can be shared.

In "Environmental Standards: Research Findings and Implications,"
participants will review the guidelines on temperature and humidity ranges
released last year by the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation
Analytical Laboratory.  The program will include presentations by leading
researchers and a panel discussion intended to evaluate and clarify the
practical implications of the findings.

The conference will be preceded by a symposium, "Preservation of
Collections: Assessment, Evaluation, and Mitigation Strategies," on June
10 and 11.  A day of presentations is scheduled to bring conservators and
other museum professionals up-to-date on information in this rapidly
changing area and to develop a concensus among conservators about the
advice conservators give other museum
professionals.  A half-day workshop follows that is designed to acquaint
participants with examples of housings, storage, and developments in the
interdisciplinary field of collections care.

As in previous years, specialty groups will present programs on the
conservation of architecture, books and papers, objects, paintings,
photographic materials, textiles, and wooden artifacts.  In addition,
sessions will be conducted by the Research and Technical Studies and
Conservators in Private Practice
subgroups.

A number of workshops will be held following the meeting: "British
19th-Century Artists Oil Painting Materials Techniques," "Developing
Strategies for Mounting and Housing Works of Art," FTIR for Art
Conservators," "Color Measurement for Conservators," "Respirator Safety,"
and "Grants and Grant Writing."

AIC is the national membership organization of conservation professionals
dedicated to preserving the art and historic artifacts of our cultural
heritage for future generations.  Registration materials and a complete
list of speakers and paper titles are available upon request.


For more information contact:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
1717 K Street, NW, Ste. 301
Washington, DC  20006
(202) 452-9545; fax (202) 452-9328; e-mail: [log in to unmask]