AIC/NU - Art Conservation Science

Links to Other Art
Conservation Science
Sites

Smithsonian Art Museum conservation resources.
americanart.si.edu/art_info/sos-conservation.cfm

The Artists’ Materials Center is an applied research organization at Carnegie Mellon University dedicated to helping museums, libraries and archives improve the ways of caring for their collections. For over 50 years the Center has been a world leader in discovering the origins of aging problems that threaten cultural property, and in developing practical and effective strategies to inhibit or avoid deterioration. The technical understanding and innovation that the Center provides enables the maintenance of our cultural heritage for future generations
www.cmu.edu/amc/AMC/

The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance the field of conservation through scientific research, field projects, education and training, and the dissemination of information in various media.
www.getty.edu/conservation/institute/

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA and the J. Paul Getty Trust have formed a partnership to create a new program awarding a Master's degree in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation. The first class of students begins in Fall, 2005.
ioa.ucla.edu/conservation/

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1717 K St. NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. aic.stanford.edu

The Field Museum Environmental and Conservation Programs www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/ecp/default.htm

The University of Arizona has graduate programs in
Heritage Conservation Science
www.engr.arizona.edu/heritage/index.html