Preservation Virginia is seeking textile conservators to propose conservation treatment for John Marshall’s Supreme Court Robes. The Request for Proposal can be found HERE. On January 9th the robes will be laid out for examination by conservators wanting to put in a proposal. Due to the delicate nature of the textile, this will be the one …
November 2018 Program Open House at the Mariners’ Museum and Park When: Wednesday, November 14th at 5:30 pm Where: The Mariners’ Museum and Park, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News VA, 23606 Please join the VCA and the Mariners’ Museum and Park for an open house of their newly expanded Conservation Department and lab spaces. …
November Meeting: Mariners’ Museum and Park Open House Read More »
When: Wednesday, September 26th at 5:30 P.M Where: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St., Williamsburg Please Join the VCA and the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg for our first program of the season which will focus on the new exhibition ‘Upholstery CSI: Reading the Evidence. Image courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation This exhibition …
There will be a meeting of the VCA Board on Wednesday, August 22nd at the Crosby Room at James City County Library in Norge from 6:00pm-8pm. The location of the September member’s meeting is TBA.
The Department of Historic Resources has a position opening. For more information, click on the Jobs link or here.
Save the Date! Thursday July 19th, 2018 The Virginia Conservation Association’s Field Trip to Prestwould Plantation! Please join us for this highly anticipated Summer field trip to Prestwould Plantation. Located on the Roanoke River near Clarksville, Virginia, Prestwould was built in 1794 for Sir peyton Skipwith and his wife Lady Jean. It stayed …
This is the new format for the VCA website. It was chosen so that there could be ease of interaction and input from the membership. From this site, you should be able to fill out and submit your membership form directly to the membership committee. On that same page, you should be able to pay …
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VCA Meeting: Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 p.m. at Hollywood Cemetery, Entrance: 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Meet at President James Monroe’s Tomb Conservation of the James Monroe Tomb Enclosure Please join the VCA for for our last VCA membership meeting of this season! The program will take place at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond …
VCA Meeting: Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 p.m. at Hollywood Cemetery, Entrance: 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Meet at President James Monroe’s Tomb Conservation of the James Monroe Tomb Enclosure Please join the VCA for for our last VCA membership meeting of this season! The program will take place at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond …
