2022 MRCG Symposium in Detroit
September 28-29, 2022
Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts
The Midwest Regional Conservation Guild is delighted to announce that registration for our 2022 symposium will open on August 1, 2022. The hybrid symposium will be open to both in-person and virtual attendees.
This year's symposium will feature:
9/27: Pre-conference workshop on gels with Sophie Barbisan (**SOLD OUT** The workshop is full but if you wish to be placed on the waitlist, please email Melina Avery at MRCG.vicepres@gmail.com)
9/28-9/29: Two days of presentations from colleagues across the MRCG membership (in-person and virtual attendees)
9/28: Reception in the Detroit Film Theater's Crystal Gallery
9/28: MRCG Business Meeting (in-person and virtual attendees)
9/29: Post-conference tours
Registration fees:
Early Bird, August 1-15: $50
Regular, August 16 – September 27: $75
Same Day, September 28th: $100
Virtual Option: $25
We will be offering a limited number of scholarships to assist with the cost of travel and attendance for the meeting for pre-program and current graduate students. Please contact mrcg.secretary@gmail.com for more information. (Applications now closed.)
Speaker Abstracts
To view the abstracts for this year, please click here (PDF).
A list of speakers and topics is also included below.
Thank You to Our Generous 2022 Symposium Sponsors!
Local Map with Restaurants
Click here to view a helpful map of DIA and surrounding local restaurants.
Accommodation Options:
CrEl Moore Lodges and Residences
https://elmoore.com/Inn on Ferry Street
https://innonferrystreetdetroit.com/Hotel Saint Regis Detroit
https://hotelstregisdetroit.com/Hostel Detroit
https://www.hosteldetroit.com/Trumbull & Porter Hotel
https://trumbullandporterhotel.com/Rivertown Inn & Suites Downtown Detroit
http://therivertowninn.com/index.htmlComfort Inn Downtown Detroit
https://www.choicehotels.com/michigan/detroit/comfort-inn-hotels/mi194
MRCG 2022 talks:
Adam Novello: A Brief Analysis of Mold Remediation Recommendations for Heritage Collections
Ann Coppinger: MATERIAL EVIDENCE: Assessing Risk in the Collection of The Museum at FIT
Ashleigh Ferguson Schieszer: Library Conservation Treatment of the Hebrew Union College 1526 Prague Haggadah
Clara Deck: Safeguarding the heinous: perspectives on conservation at the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Cristiana Acerbi Ginatta: The Painting That Lived to Tell the Story: What Happens to a Canvas That Is Stored Under Stadium Bleachers
Cuong Nguyen: Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Oversized Components in Conservation Treatments at The Henry Ford: Tiffany Floor Lamp (1899-1901) and Sir John Bennett’s Clock, Watcher, and Jewelry Store Outdoor Clock Figures (1846)
Elizabeth Robson: 500 to 1: The Trials and Revelations of Surveying a Large Collection
Garrett Sumner: The Emperor Has New Clothes: Conservation and Insights into an Imperial Ethiopian Manuscript
Isis Gillespie: Conserving the P-39 Airacobra
Nicole Flam: Ayomi Yoshida’s Reverberation Ad Infinitum: A Project of Multiples
Ping-Chung Tseng: “Roll Up, Fatten Up”: How Important Is a Futomaki? The Details and Design of Various Futomaki Used for Asian Scrolls at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Roxane Sperber: Dr. Clowes and the Science of Art
Serena Urry: Adventures in Inpainting (& Overpainting) a 17th century Neapolitan Still Life
Tip:
Cristiana Acerbi Ginatta: Jennifer McGlinchey Sexton’s standards for UV photography applied to a painting studio: equipment, techniques, budget and results
