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Fall 2023
The Changing Landscape for Collections


contemporary concert hall building with shell-shaped cantilevered roofs
Spring 2023
Conserving Modern Architecture

architectural protrusion of a person wresting a lion with digital overlay on lower portion
Fall 2022
Heritage Data Management


Spring 2022
Conservation of Earthen Architecture


Fall 2021
Conservation of Indigenous Materials


Spring 2021
Conservation and the Pandemic


Fall 2020
Built Heritage Conservation Education and Training

Conservation Science
Spring 2020
Conservation Science

Conservation of Concrete
Fall 2019
Conservation of Concrete

Rock Art Conservation
Spring 2019
Rock Art Conservation

Collection Environments
Fall 2018
Collection Environments

Archaeological Conservation
Spring 2018
Archaeological Conservation

Latin American Art & Architecture
Fall 2017
Latin American Art & Architecture

Imaging in Conservation
Spring 2017
Imaging in Conservation

Conserving Modern Paints
Fall 2016
Conserving Modern Paints

Conservation in China
Spring 2016
Conservation in China

30th Anniversary
Fall 2015
30th Anniversary

Seismic Retrofitting
Spring 2015
Seismic Retrofitting

Collection Environments
Fall 2014
Collection Environments

Conservation of Plastics
Spring 2014
Conservation of Plastics

Heritage Inventories
Fall 2013
Heritage Inventories

Conserving Modern Architecture
Spring 2013
Conserving Modern Architecture

Conservation of Public Art
Fall 2012
Conservation of Public Art

Photograph Conservation
Spring 2012
Photograph Conservation

Historic Cities
Fall 2011
Historic Cities

Sustainability and Heritage
Spring 2011
Sustainability & Heritage

Decorated Architectural Surfaces
Fall 2010
Decorated Architectural Surfaces

Collections Research
Spring 2010
Collections Research

Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art
Fall 2009
Modern & Contemporary Art

Conservation Education at the GCI
Spring 2009
Conservation Education at the GCI

Site Management in Egypt
Summer 2008
Site Management in Egypt

Emergency Management
Spring 2008
Emergency Management

Paper Conservation
Fall 2007
Paper Conservation

Outdoor Sculpture
Summer 2007
Outdoor Sculpture

Environmental Management
Spring 2007
Environmental Management

World Rock Art
Fall 2006
World Rock Art

Conservation at the Getty
Summer 2006
Conservation at the Getty

Mosaic Conservation
Spring 2006
Mosaic Conservation

Heritage Documentation
Fall 2005
Heritage Documentation

Conservation Science
Summer 2005
Conservation Science

Technical Art History
Spring 2005
Technical Art History

Heritage Partnership
Fall 2004
Heritage Partnership

Heritage Charters and Conventions
Summer 2004
Heritage Charters and Conventions

Implementing Preventive Conservation
Spring 2004
Implementing Preventive Conservation

Conservation Education
Fall 2003
Conservation Education

Mural Conservation
Summer 2003
Mural Conservation

Integrating Conservation & Archaeology
Spring 2003
Integrating Conservation & Archaeology

Modern Science & Contemporary Paintings
Fall 2002
Modern Science & Contemporary Paintings

Sites with Painful Memories
Summer 2002
Sites with Painful Memories

Photographic Conservation
Spring 2002
Photographic Conservation

Site Management
Fall 2001
Site Management

Destruction of World Heritage
Summer 2001
Destruction of World Heritage

Conservation of Earthen Architecture
Spring 2001
Conservation of Earthen Architecture

Surface Cleaning & Conservation
Fall 2000
Surface Cleaning & Conservation

Preventive Conservation
Summer 2000
Preventive Conservation

Conservation at the Millennium II
Spring 2000
Conservation at the Millennium II

Conservation at the Millennium I
Fall 1999
Conservation at the Millennium I

 Treasures of Mogao
Summer 1999
Treasures of Mogao

Science at the GCI
Spring 1999
Science at the GCI

Restoration of the Industrial Community
Fall 1998
Restoration of the Industrial Community

Preserving the Legacy of 20th-Century Art
Summer 1998
Preserving the Legacy of 20th-Century Art

Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects
Spring 1998
Illicit Trade in Cultural Objects

GCI Present and Future
Fall 1997
GCI: Present and Future

Preservation of Archaeological Sites
Summer 1997
Preservation of Archaeological Sites

Conserving Historic Centers
Spring 1997
Conserving Historic Centers

St. Petersburg International Center for Preservation
Fall 1996
St. Petersburg International Center for Preservation

Great Murals
Summer 1996
Great Murals

History Told on Walls
Spring 1996
History Told on Walls

The First Ten Years: II
Fall 1995
The First Ten Years: II

The First Ten Years: I
Summer 1995
The First Ten Years: I

Footprints at Laetoli
Spring 1995
Footprints at Laetoli

A Masterpiece in Prague
Fall 1994
A Masterpiece in Prague

Aesthetics of Urban Places
Summer 1994
Aesthetics of Urban Places

Buddhist Grottoes on the Silk Road
Spring 1994
Buddhist Grottoes on the Silk Road

Preserving a Historic City
Fall 1993
Preserving a Historic City

Preservation of Information
Summer 1993
Preservation of Information

Evironmental Research
Spring 1993
Evironmental Research

Tomb of Nefertari
Fall 1992
Tomb of Nefertari

Site Conservation: A Question of Values
Summer 1992
Site Conservation: A Question of Values

Cultural Heritage Under Fire
Spring 1992
Cultural Heritage Under Fire

The Future of Conservation
Fall 1991
The Future of Conservation