This Valentine's Day, we're sharing a conservation love story!
Do you have a conservation love story to share? Reply on this thread and share the love!
Our thanks to Sarah and Andrew! 💕
Anyone who has cleaned out a family attic knows the importance of preservation. Now imagine the task of the National Archives and Records Administration—the nation’s record keeper.
The conservation lab stabilizes and treat documents.
#AskAConservator#ArchivesFamilyPhotos
A BIG CONGRATS to @Caps_Slapshot and our Game Presentation crew on winning the 2023 @ideaontheweb "Best Mascot Video" award!
And thank you to @USNatArchives on letting us film this masterpiece. We'll take good care of the Declaration of Independence 😉
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Today I was honored to announce that the @USNatArchives intends to place the Emancipation Proclamation on permanent display inside the Rotunda, joining our nation's foundational documents as a Charter of Freedom. It is a historic day for all Americans!
@conservators see what’s in our conservation lab (1) fabulous new @AOTUS11_Shogan (2) fabulous conservator Sonya Barron (3) 🤩general order no. 3 aka Juneteenth order newly preserved in its original govt binding
During a visit to the conservation lab at the National Archives in Washington, DC, I had the opportunity to view General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas on June 19, 1865, that all enslaved people were now free. The event is commemorated by the Juneteenth holiday.
@GeorgeFloydSQ memorial is a place of protest and preservation of it is required. That is #heldintrust people over property and every item is the offering that is to be preserved.
Jeanelle Austin Executive Director and Co-founder, George Floyd Global Memorial tells us about how preservation can be protest. She thanks #blackconservators for their guide in this and @conservators#heldintrust
The sustainability of native peoples in this country relies deeply on including them in the facilitation and collaboration with the cultural heritage sector says Brian Vallo. #heldintrust
What does the field of conservation look like if it has everything it needs? The things we preserve change peoples lives, says Suzanne Davis, President of @conservators and what we need is experts everywhere who work with communities #heldintrust
In a perfect world communities could easily access conservation services, and every conservator would be a story teller about the physical objects we conserve. #heldintrust
Duckworth Reintroduces Bill to Establish Bronzeville Church that Held Emmett Till’s Funeral as a National Monument https://t.co/Ktq6TXcyP9 #heldintrust
@BrentLeggs speaks to addressing inbalances in heritage in his role as Executive Director, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, National Trust for Historic Preservation #heldintrust
The barriers to access to cultural heritage conservation that we must overcome— access to laboratories to get training; understanding the role of science in heritage collections; clear communication to the public; #heldintrust
Future: museum sector must interface with cultural heritage (distinction is interesting and I understand it); get scientists involved — there is value for all of us; new people holding space in the