Letterlocking is a method used to fold and secure paper or parchment to function as it's own envelope. As a paper conservator I love it!
To find out more you can visit the Letterlocking website: www.letterlocking.org
and YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/Letterlock... #Letterlocking

🎤 2025 AICCM National Conference - Call for Presentations

The AICCM is inviting proposals for presentations and posters!

Theme: More than Materials: Collaborative Approaches in Cultural Heritage Conservation
🗓 Submit by: 16 May 2025

Find out more & how to submit here:
#AICCM2025 #ArtConservation

The theme, "More than Materials: Collaborative Approaches in Cultural Heritage Conservation," highlights the vital connections between cultural materials, people, places, & knowledge systems.

It will be a hybrid event with:
🌟 Presentations
🖼 Posters sessions
🗣 Panel discussions
🎭 Tours + more!

The Getty Provenance Index now uses a linked open data structure and plan and is continuing to evolve!

I can't wait to delve into it and share the resource with my students!
#ArtConservation #CulturalMaterials

The media spotlight on this initiative highlights the crucial role of conservation in disaster response and cultural preservation.

You can see the official announcement about the Cripps Institute here:

Here's my blogpost about it, dm me if you want the longer version with more antiquarian detail! www.newberry.org/blog/lost-an...