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Karen,

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

has an exhibit entitled 'Conservation: Where Art and Science Meet"

Here is the description from the website

(http://www.history.org/history/museums/dewitt_gallery_current.cfm):

"This exhibition presents a different way of looking at museum objects.

Visitors will discover what is harmful to objects and what preserves them.

Before an object is shown, conservators investigate each piece with a variety

of fascinating techniques to understand the object and ensure its preservation

for the future. This exhibition was made possible in part by:  The Stone

Family Fund, Los Angeles, Calif., and The Friends of Heritage Preservation,

Los Angeles, Calif. Through September 3, 2012."

I have not visited the exhibit yet but I heard Emily Williams speak on it at

the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference last month and it sounded

great.

Hope this is helpful.



Amanda





Amanda Vtipil

Curator, Regional Archaeological Curation Facility

Contractor (Versar, Inc.)

DPW-EMO, Fort Lee, VA

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] exhibiting preservation



Hello listers,

I'm interested in examples of museums and archives that have exhibited

preservation and/or active conservation treatments. By that, I mean placed the

actual processing or treatment "on display" - either physically or virtually -

and included collections staff and conservators. Can anyone cite such a

project and preferably provide a url?



NMAH's Star Spangled Banner project comes close - but the actual treatment

process was not on display.  The California Academy of Sciences Project Lab is

an example of what I'm seeking -

http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/projectlab/.



Thanks everyone!

-Karen

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Computer History Museum

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