Hi Adrienne,

        I do not believe there is any one program that goes through collections
management (including conservation/preservation) AND appraisal.  If you
are interested going "north of the border" to study conservation (an MA
degree), you might consider contacting Queen's University in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada.  Their URL is:
http://www.queensu.ca/artconv/artcon.html
        You might contact Sotheby's [http://www.sothebys.com/about/institute/]
and/or Christie's [http://www.christies.com/ (Hold mouse over "About
Christie's," and click on Christie's Education)] for information about
their programs which may -- or may not -- include
conservation/preservation and appraisal.

Yours truly,

Jay Heuman
Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
Joslyn Art Museum http://www.joslyn.org
2200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE     68102
Phone: 402-342-3300, ext. 298
Fax: 402-342-2376

You wrote:
> First, I am a recent graduate with a Bachelors degree in Museum
Studies
> working an internship in Ohio at this time.  I am looking into Grad.
schools
> now, but I am having trouble finding programs that specialize in my
area of
> interest.  I am interested in specializing in the area of collections,
> particularly care, conservation, and preservation and possibly
appraisal.  I
> am wondering if anyone could give me suggestions of some good grad.
programs
> that specialize in these areas.  I prefer schools east of the
Mississippi
> River but will consider any and all suggestions.

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