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Events at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and its Renwick Gallery Wednesday, January 21, 2009
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
, By appointment
Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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Do you have questions about the condition of a painting, frame, drawing, print, or sculpture that you own? SAAM conservators are available by appointment to consult with you about the preservation of your art. To request an appointment or to learn more, email DWRCLunder@si.edu and specify CLINIC in the subject line. Lunder Conservation Center Wednesday, January 21, 2009
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Join us for a tour or talk at 1:30 in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art and enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea in this elegant space. Beverages served until 3:30 p.m. except during special events. Wednesday, January 21, 2009
3:00 PM
Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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Learn how museum conservators use science, art history, and skilled hands to preserve objects from our collections in the Lunder Conservation Center. Group size is limited; meet at the Luce Foundation Center Information Desk by 3 p.m. Program repeats weekly except on December 10, 24, and 31. Lunder Conservation Center, Third Floor Mezzanine Wednesday, January 21, 2009
6:00 PM
Meet in the F Street Lobby
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Did you know that David Beck's MVSEVM includes imagery of President and Mrs. Lincoln dancing at the inaugural ball? Did you also know that the Luce Foundation Center has two inaugural medals, made in honor of FDR and JFK? Inaugural-themed tours include SAAM's exhibition, The Honor of Your Company Is Requested: President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, as well as other items from the collection that relate to inaugurations past. Wednesday, January 21, 2009
6:00 PM
McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery
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How do you conserve an mp3? New technologies, such as televisions, videos, DVDs and mp3s are used by many artists in multimedia installations, but they are among the greatest challenges facing the field of conservation. Dr. Glenn Wharton, media conservator at MoMA and a research scholar at New York Universitys Conservation Center and Museum Studies programs, will discuss how MoMAs conservation program for time-based media is on the cutting edge of new research and developments in the field. ONGOING
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