Yes, agreed. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum have a wonderful conservation center that displays active preservation and conservation. The Lunder Conservation Center, located in the Luce Center, allows visitors to watch conservators in-action in a variety of media, including frames, painting, paper, and objects. Their website describes what they do, and provides before/after videos. It is truly amazing and one of my favorite places to visit in DC, and it's FREE. Best, Caitlin Highly-desirable Collections Management Candidate Chicago, IL [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Karen Kroslowitz <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 4:41 PM 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 <><><><><><><><><><><><><> Karen Kroslowitz Senior Registrar & Collections Manager ComputerHistory Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043 v: 650-810-1022 f: 650-810-1055 e: [log in to unmask] <><><><><><><><><><><><><> Join the CHM Revolution! ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).