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​Welcome to THE DEPARTMENT OF

Art Conservation

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NEWS

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Art conservation and tales of a difficult past

The privately owned copy of Madonna in Prayer is thought to date from the 17th century. The Madonna arrived at Winterthur last year, and recently became a treatment project for WUDPAC Fellow Adriana Benavides, a paintings major and a preventive minor.
 

UD receives grant intended to boost black representation in the arts

UD and the Alliance of HBCU Museums and Galleries were awarded $500,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. This funding will more than double ARTC's summer programs for 2023 and 2024.
 

Art conservation and tales from the road

A 19th-century trunk from the Lewes Historical Society, covered in rawhide and lined with polka-dotted paper, became a treatment project for WUDPAC Fellow and objects major Miriam-Helene Rudd.
 

Art conservation and historical trade

Four early 19th-century Chinese lacquered nesting tables in the Winterthur collection recently became a treatment project for WUDPAC Fellow Caroline Shaver, a furniture major and decorated surfaces minor.
 
STUDENT BLOGS

Student Blog: Library of Congress

WUDPAC Class of 2023 Fellow Verónica Mercado Oliveras talks about her internship in the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress, including her work with the parchment binding of a 17th-century text on Roman law.
 
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​What is ​Art Cons​ervation?

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​Art conservation is the field dedicated to preserving cultural property. Our cultural property is threatened by repeated exposure to a variety of detrimental factors, including excessive light, temperature, and humidity extremes, pests, pollutants, poor handling practices, natural disasters, and accidental damage. Learn more about our programs:

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM​ WINTERTHUR/UD GRADUATE PROGRAM DOCTORAL PROGRAM​​
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UPCOMING EVENTS​

- Aug. 15th, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

WUDPAC Class of 2023 final presentations

- Sep. 21st, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Conservation Clinic

Winterthur’s Brown Horticultural Center
- Oct. 19th, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Conservation Clinic

Winterthur’s Brown Horticultural Center
- Dec. 7th, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Conservation Clinic

Winterthur’s Brown Horticultural Center
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