AIC & FAIC
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The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) & Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) support conservators & those who preserve cultural heritage.
We'll be taking a quick social media break! Our offices are closed December 22 through January 2.
We're wishing everyone a wonderful and cozy end to the year and we'll see you in 2026!
We're wishing everyone a wonderful and cozy end to the year and we'll see you in 2026!
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We'll be taking a quick social media break! Our offices are closed December 22 through January 2.
We're wishing everyone a wonderful and cozy end to the year and we'll see you in 2026!
We're wishing everyone a wonderful and cozy end to the year and we'll see you in 2026!
Want to make your #AICCAC more affordable? Our new Onsite Volunteer Program seeks people joining us in Montreal to moderate a half-day of content for the virtual meeting. Volunteers get a 50% discount on their registration!
Apply by January 16: culturalheritage.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...
Apply by January 16: culturalheritage.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Want to make your #AICCAC more affordable? Our new Onsite Volunteer Program seeks people joining us in Montreal to moderate a half-day of content for the virtual meeting. Volunteers get a 50% discount on their registration!
Apply by January 16: culturalheritage.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...
Apply by January 16: culturalheritage.secure-platform.com/a/solicitati...
Are you interested in raising awareness of conservation with students? Join us tomorrow at 2 pm ET for "Bringing Conservation to Younger Audiences: Holly Maxson Conservation Grantees on Outreach"! We'll talk about initiating relationships, developing engaging programs, & putting ideas into practice:
AIC & FAIC Learning: Bringing Conservation to Younger Audiences: Holly Maxson Conservation Grantees on Outreach
learning.culturalheritage.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Are you interested in raising awareness of conservation with students? Join us tomorrow at 2 pm ET for "Bringing Conservation to Younger Audiences: Holly Maxson Conservation Grantees on Outreach"! We'll talk about initiating relationships, developing engaging programs, & putting ideas into practice:
It's always the right time to listen to our Sustainability Committee's Green Tea podcast!
They'll be offering some sustainability tips & facts from their back catalogue, so give them a listen (or a re-listen) for ideas, like this episode with Lorraine Finch: open.spotify.com/episode/66EV...
They'll be offering some sustainability tips & facts from their back catalogue, so give them a listen (or a re-listen) for ideas, like this episode with Lorraine Finch: open.spotify.com/episode/66EV...
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It's always the right time to listen to our Sustainability Committee's Green Tea podcast!
They'll be offering some sustainability tips & facts from their back catalogue, so give them a listen (or a re-listen) for ideas, like this episode with Lorraine Finch: open.spotify.com/episode/66EV...
They'll be offering some sustainability tips & facts from their back catalogue, so give them a listen (or a re-listen) for ideas, like this episode with Lorraine Finch: open.spotify.com/episode/66EV...
Today was our Internal Advisory Group Meeting, where we have the opportunity to discuss programming, challenges, & accomplishments with our volunteer leadership, staff, & board! This is a key part of making our work engaging & meaningful for all members.
Thank you to everyone who is part of AIC!
Thank you to everyone who is part of AIC!
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today was our Internal Advisory Group Meeting, where we have the opportunity to discuss programming, challenges, & accomplishments with our volunteer leadership, staff, & board! This is a key part of making our work engaging & meaningful for all members.
Thank you to everyone who is part of AIC!
Thank you to everyone who is part of AIC!
In 2025 our story = your support. Throughout lost funding, you were there so we could be there for those who needed it most. If FAIC has supported you or if you believe in what conservation makes possible, please make a special #GivingTuesday gift.
Make a difference: culturalheritage.org/donate
Make a difference: culturalheritage.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In 2025 our story = your support. Throughout lost funding, you were there so we could be there for those who needed it most. If FAIC has supported you or if you believe in what conservation makes possible, please make a special #GivingTuesday gift.
Make a difference: culturalheritage.org/donate
Make a difference: culturalheritage.org/donate
We're looking back at these 2006 AIC award winners (see any familiar faces?) & wondering who will be receiving the same awards 20 years later... it all depends on you!
Nominate your colleagues & recognize their outstanding contributions to the field: www.culturalheritage.org/conservation...
Nominate your colleagues & recognize their outstanding contributions to the field: www.culturalheritage.org/conservation...
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We're looking back at these 2006 AIC award winners (see any familiar faces?) & wondering who will be receiving the same awards 20 years later... it all depends on you!
Nominate your colleagues & recognize their outstanding contributions to the field: www.culturalheritage.org/conservation...
Nominate your colleagues & recognize their outstanding contributions to the field: www.culturalheritage.org/conservation...
Advocacy Alert!
Joining our colleagues at AAM in asking you to contact your representatives to let them know how important full IMLS funding is to you. The Senate will be considering appropriations for IMLS this week!
Take 2 minutes & reach out: www.congressweb.com/aam/84/
Joining our colleagues at AAM in asking you to contact your representatives to let them know how important full IMLS funding is to you. The Senate will be considering appropriations for IMLS this week!
Take 2 minutes & reach out: www.congressweb.com/aam/84/
Urge Congress to Support Critical Funding for the Office of Museum Services at IMLS
Urge Congress to Support Funding for IMLS
Use our template to contact your Senators and Representative in support of critical funding for the Office of Museum Services at IMLS. It takes just a f...
www.congressweb.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Advocacy Alert!
Joining our colleagues at AAM in asking you to contact your representatives to let them know how important full IMLS funding is to you. The Senate will be considering appropriations for IMLS this week!
Take 2 minutes & reach out: www.congressweb.com/aam/84/
Joining our colleagues at AAM in asking you to contact your representatives to let them know how important full IMLS funding is to you. The Senate will be considering appropriations for IMLS this week!
Take 2 minutes & reach out: www.congressweb.com/aam/84/
Explore FAIC’s Inclusive Mentorship series with 2 free self-study courses. Mentorship is an integral part of career growth, development, & retention. This series aims to create foundational opportunities to develop & inspire inclusive mentors & culture change.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/3yy4nvst
Learn more: tinyurl.com/3yy4nvst
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Explore FAIC’s Inclusive Mentorship series with 2 free self-study courses. Mentorship is an integral part of career growth, development, & retention. This series aims to create foundational opportunities to develop & inspire inclusive mentors & culture change.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/3yy4nvst
Learn more: tinyurl.com/3yy4nvst
Join a free FAIC Preventive Conservation Assessment workshop in Puerto Rico, February 4-6, 2026! The workshop will be structured as an actual assessment site visit, with instructors guiding participants through as they learn the process.
Apply by Dec 15: learning.culturalheritage.org/p/assessments
Apply by Dec 15: learning.culturalheritage.org/p/assessments
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Join a free FAIC Preventive Conservation Assessment workshop in Puerto Rico, February 4-6, 2026! The workshop will be structured as an actual assessment site visit, with instructors guiding participants through as they learn the process.
Apply by Dec 15: learning.culturalheritage.org/p/assessments
Apply by Dec 15: learning.culturalheritage.org/p/assessments
Learn about the coming Grainger Center for Conservation and Science @artinstitutechi.bsky.social! "Covering 25,000 square feet, it will be the largest purpose-built facility for conservation and scientific research in our museum’s history."
Congratulations on this exciting new space!
Congratulations on this exciting new space!
Conservation and Science Take Center Stage in the New Grainger Center | The Art Institute of Chicago
Every artwork in the Art Institute’s collections—whether it’s on view in the galleries, protected in storage, or traveling the globe—comes under the care of the Conservation and Science team.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Learn about the coming Grainger Center for Conservation and Science @artinstitutechi.bsky.social! "Covering 25,000 square feet, it will be the largest purpose-built facility for conservation and scientific research in our museum’s history."
Congratulations on this exciting new space!
Congratulations on this exciting new space!
FAIC offers scholarships & workshops to help conservators grow their skills. But many professionals are facing increased barriers to professional development—help us keep programs affordable & continue to support a third of participants with free registration & stipends. Learn more: bit.ly/4qRL08b
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
FAIC offers scholarships & workshops to help conservators grow their skills. But many professionals are facing increased barriers to professional development—help us keep programs affordable & continue to support a third of participants with free registration & stipends. Learn more: bit.ly/4qRL08b
Funding opportunity! CLIR's Recordings at Risk grant program is accepting applications through February 24, 2026. Awards range from $10-60,000 & cover costs of preservation reformatting for fragile and/or obsolete time-based media. Learn about eligibility and apply: www.clir.org/recordings-a...
Recordings at Risk
Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through d...
www.clir.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Funding opportunity! CLIR's Recordings at Risk grant program is accepting applications through February 24, 2026. Awards range from $10-60,000 & cover costs of preservation reformatting for fragile and/or obsolete time-based media. Learn about eligibility and apply: www.clir.org/recordings-a...
We want to extend a huge thanks to everyone who joined in the #AskAConservator Day fun! We loved learning about your communities.
We also want to acknowledge voices that were missing—in particular, our colleagues who were unable to participate this year due to the federal government shutdown.
We also want to acknowledge voices that were missing—in particular, our colleagues who were unable to participate this year due to the federal government shutdown.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We want to extend a huge thanks to everyone who joined in the #AskAConservator Day fun! We loved learning about your communities.
We also want to acknowledge voices that were missing—in particular, our colleagues who were unable to participate this year due to the federal government shutdown.
We also want to acknowledge voices that were missing—in particular, our colleagues who were unable to participate this year due to the federal government shutdown.
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Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, and Getty Research Institute are answering your questions for Ask a Conservator Day! 🧵
Shoutout to all the art conservators—at Getty and elsewhere. 💙
#AskAConservator
Shoutout to all the art conservators—at Getty and elsewhere. 💙
#AskAConservator
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, and Getty Research Institute are answering your questions for Ask a Conservator Day! 🧵
Shoutout to all the art conservators—at Getty and elsewhere. 💙
#AskAConservator
Shoutout to all the art conservators—at Getty and elsewhere. 💙
#AskAConservator
We're NOT conservators... So why are we participating in #AskAConservator Day? Because this year we're asking "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood," featuring our interdisciplinary community.
As folks who work for a conservation organization but aren't conservators, what role do we play? [1/5]
As folks who work for a conservation organization but aren't conservators, what role do we play? [1/5]
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We're NOT conservators... So why are we participating in #AskAConservator Day? Because this year we're asking "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood," featuring our interdisciplinary community.
As folks who work for a conservation organization but aren't conservators, what role do we play? [1/5]
As folks who work for a conservation organization but aren't conservators, what role do we play? [1/5]
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It’s #AskAConservator Day! 🧤
We’ve gathered questions from across the museum for our fab team working hard to care for our incredible collections.
blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/ask-our-cons...
We’ve gathered questions from across the museum for our fab team working hard to care for our incredible collections.
blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/ask-our-cons...
Ask Our Conservators Anything - National Science and Media Museum blog
For Ask a Conservator Day, our conservation team give the inside scoop on how they got into the field, their favourite tools, their current projects and more
blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s #AskAConservator Day! 🧤
We’ve gathered questions from across the museum for our fab team working hard to care for our incredible collections.
blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/ask-our-cons...
We’ve gathered questions from across the museum for our fab team working hard to care for our incredible collections.
blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/ask-our-cons...
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Check out our latest blog post, perfect reading for #AskAConservator day!
A Head Above Water: The Conservation of a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead 👇
commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/19th-century...
#Archaeology #Conservation
A Head Above Water: The Conservation of a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead 👇
commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/19th-century...
#Archaeology #Conservation
A Head Above Water: Conserving of a 19th-Century Figurehead
In our latest article learn about how we helped in conserving a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead for the Balyle Museum in Bridlington
commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Check out our latest blog post, perfect reading for #AskAConservator day!
A Head Above Water: The Conservation of a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead 👇
commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/19th-century...
#Archaeology #Conservation
A Head Above Water: The Conservation of a 19th-Century Wooden Figurehead 👇
commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/19th-century...
#Archaeology #Conservation
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It's #AskAConservatorDay, so we sat down with CeeCee, a 2nd year MSc student from Durham University, to discover why she chose to study conservation, what she hopes to learn from her work experience placement at MAA, and much more!
youtu.be/Vz3J0KnTgq8
youtu.be/Vz3J0KnTgq8
Ask a Conservator Day 2025
YouTube video by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge
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November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's #AskAConservatorDay, so we sat down with CeeCee, a 2nd year MSc student from Durham University, to discover why she chose to study conservation, what she hopes to learn from her work experience placement at MAA, and much more!
youtu.be/Vz3J0KnTgq8
youtu.be/Vz3J0KnTgq8
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Want to know what's happening behind the scenes at RAMM? Join us today for #AskAConservatorDay when our conservation team will open the laboratory doors and give you an exclusive glimpse of their work. 👀
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Want to know what's happening behind the scenes at RAMM? Join us today for #AskAConservatorDay when our conservation team will open the laboratory doors and give you an exclusive glimpse of their work. 👀
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Join MOA on November 4 for a special #AskAConservatorDay pop-up! Drop by to chat with conservation staff + students and learn how MOA cares for the belongings in its collections.
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join MOA on November 4 for a special #AskAConservatorDay pop-up! Drop by to chat with conservation staff + students and learn how MOA cares for the belongings in its collections.
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
✨ Ask a Conservator Day: Drop-In at MOA
Tue, Nov 4 | 11am–2pm
Free with admission
Join us: https://f.mtr.cool/rzgtrmtnai
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What do conservators do all day? How do you become a conservator? 🤔
Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, & Getty Research Institute are ready to answer your questions for #AskAConservator Day!
What would you like to know!?
Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, & Getty Research Institute are ready to answer your questions for #AskAConservator Day!
What would you like to know!?
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What do conservators do all day? How do you become a conservator? 🤔
Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, & Getty Research Institute are ready to answer your questions for #AskAConservator Day!
What would you like to know!?
Conservators from the Getty Museum, Getty Villa, & Getty Research Institute are ready to answer your questions for #AskAConservator Day!
What would you like to know!?
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Friday 7 November our Conservation team will be running an annual takeover of our social media for #AskAConservator day! Conservators around the world will be discussing their work and sharing how they care for collections. Ask us questions and follow the hashtag to see who else is participating.
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Friday 7 November our Conservation team will be running an annual takeover of our social media for #AskAConservator day! Conservators around the world will be discussing their work and sharing how they care for collections. Ask us questions and follow the hashtag to see who else is participating.
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Tomorrow (November 4th) is #AskAConservator day. Reply with your conservation questions or use the #
Ask a conservator day was created to remember the flooding of Florence in 1966, which damaged priceless cultural heritage, and the incredible efforts made to conserve the items impacted.
Ask a conservator day was created to remember the flooding of Florence in 1966, which damaged priceless cultural heritage, and the incredible efforts made to conserve the items impacted.
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Tomorrow (November 4th) is #AskAConservator day. Reply with your conservation questions or use the #
Ask a conservator day was created to remember the flooding of Florence in 1966, which damaged priceless cultural heritage, and the incredible efforts made to conserve the items impacted.
Ask a conservator day was created to remember the flooding of Florence in 1966, which damaged priceless cultural heritage, and the incredible efforts made to conserve the items impacted.
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📅 Tomorrow (4th Nov) is #AskAConservator Day!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📅 Tomorrow (4th Nov) is #AskAConservator Day!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to preserve our collections? This annual event is your chance to ask all your conservation-related questions! 🧤📚✨
💬 Drop your questions about #conservation in the comments below!