The mission of Heritage Preservation is to preserve the nation’s heritage for future generations through innovative leadership, education, and programs.
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- Founded:
- 1973
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- Session at AAM Annual Meeting
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Saturday, May 2 at 9:00am
Heritage Preservation
We're seeking nominations for the 2010 Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections!
Each year, Heritage Preservation and the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) present this joint award. It is presented to an organization in North America that has be...en exemplary in the importance and priority it has given to conservation concerns and in the commitment it has shown to the preservation and care of its cultural property.
Is your institution a good candidate for this award? Does another organization spring to mind? To learn more, click the link. Anyone may submit a nomination, due by December 15.Read More
Each year, Heritage Preservation and the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) present this joint award. It is presented to an organization in North America that has be...en exemplary in the importance and priority it has given to conservation concerns and in the commitment it has shown to the preservation and care of its cultural property.
Is your institution a good candidate for this award? Does another organization spring to mind? To learn more, click the link. Anyone may submit a nomination, due by December 15.Read More
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
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Heritage Preservation Our president, Larry Reger, is on the faculty this week at "Connecting to the World's Collections: Making the Case for the Conservation and Preservation of our Cultural Heritage." It’s sponsored by the Salzburg Global Seminar and IMLS, and brings together representatives of 35 countries.
Source: www.salzburgglobal.org
Meretui Ratunabuabua - Principal Cultural Development Officer, Department of Culture & Heritage, Ministry of Education, Fiji (invited)
Heritage Preservation Jane Long is speaking Friday, Oct. 23 at the Triangle Alliance for Response Forum in Raleigh, NC. Mary Rogers will also participate, encouraging participants from the museum, library, and emergency response worlds to get to know each other and work together. Check out the link for details on Raleigh!
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
The Raleigh Alliance for Response Forum will be held on October 23, 2009, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Information about the Forum will be posted here as it becomes available.
Heritage Preservation Heritage Preservation's Fall Update is now Available! Check it out!
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
Rescue Public Murals Completes First Mural RestorationRescue Public Murals has successfully completed its first mural restoration. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, the restored Homage to Seurat: La Grande Jatte in Harlem, by Eva Cockroft, was officially rededicated. ...
Heritage Preservation CAP’s 20th Anniversary Feature Debuts! Read 20 stories, one for each year in the twenty year history of CAP, demonstrating how 20 museums have used their CAP recommendations to improve collections care.
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
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Heritage Preservation Homage to Seurat: La Grande Jatte in Harlem's newly completed restoration featured on New York Times City Room blog.
Source: cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
For two years, conservationists and artists have been refurbishing a 1986 painting by Eva Cockcroft adapted from Georges Seurat's famous "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." Finally, their work was unveiled.
Heritage Preservation
Come join us at our Annual Meeting at the National Archives in Washington on Tuesday, November 17!
Our featured speaker will be the Honorable Jim Leach, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Rachel Goslins, recently appointed by President Obama as Executive Director of the President's Committee o...n the Arts and Humanities, will also speak.
A funding panel will feature Nadina Gardner of the NEH, Marsha Semmel of the IMLS, and Robert Frankel of the NEA. The meeting, which will also feature briefings about Heritage Preservation's programs, will begin at 1:30 followed by a reception at 5:30. To learn more, go to www.heritagepreservation.org/am/index.ht
Our featured speaker will be the Honorable Jim Leach, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Rachel Goslins, recently appointed by President Obama as Executive Director of the President's Committee o...n the Arts and Humanities, will also speak.
A funding panel will feature Nadina Gardner of the NEH, Marsha Semmel of the IMLS, and Robert Frankel of the NEA. The meeting, which will also feature briefings about Heritage Preservation's programs, will begin at 1:30 followed by a reception at 5:30. To learn more, go to www.heritagepreservation.org/am/index.ht
Heritage Preservation
Congratulations to the two recipients of this year's Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections! The awards were presented over the last week at each institution: Historic Cherry Hill in Albany, New York, and the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.
This photo: Lawrence Reger, P...resident of Heritage Preservation, presents the award to Cherry Hill Board President Michael Beiter on September 25.Read More
This photo: Lawrence Reger, P...resident of Heritage Preservation, presents the award to Cherry Hill Board President Michael Beiter on September 25.Read More
Heritage Preservation Read all about the latest progress on the mural restoration of “Homage to Seurat: La Grande Jatte” in Harlem by the late Eva Cockcroft.
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
Rescue Public Murals is a national effort to document and save America's community murals
Heritage Preservation An interesting article about murals at the Empire State Building.
Source: www.nytimes.com
A $12.5 million renovation brings back grand murals at the Empire State Building.
Heritage Preservation A real emergency added drama to an already interesting day at the recent Vermont Alliance for Response Forum. Click the link below to learn more!
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
More than ninety participants from around the state gathered for the Vermont Alliance for Response Forum on August 31, 2009. Convened by the Vermont Historical Society, the day-long meeting took place ...
Heritage Preservation The 2010 CAP application is available for download today! If you have questions about the application process, please e-mail cap@heritagepreservation.org or call 202-233-0800.
Source: www.heritagepreservation.org
Looking for a way to guide board, staff, and volunteers in caring for your museum’s collection? The Conservation Assessment Program can help!
Heritage Preservation September is National Preparedness Month! Here at Heritage Preservation, we check our emergency supplies, fire extinguishers, and computer backups on the first of every month. What are you doing to prepare?
Heritage Preservation Rescue Public Murals' first mural restoration project has begun! Check www.rescuepublicmurals.org for updates on the restoration of Eva Cockcroft's "Homage to Seurat: La Grande Jatte in Harlem", which will continue through the second week in October.
Source: www.rescuepublicmurals.org
Rescue Public Murals is a national effort to document and save America's community murals
