Willeke Wendrich, MODERATORDirector, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology & Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California Los AngelesAngela McArdleSenior Historic Preservation Specialist, Department of Veterans AffairsAlbert Gonzalez Associate Professor of Anthropology & Director of the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology, California State University, East BayKristina DouglassAssistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State UniversityStephen […]

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Malin SahlstedtConservator, Vasa Museum, Swedish National Maritime and Transport MuseumsRegister hereSince the raising of 17th-century warship Vasa in 1961 after333 years on the seabed of Stockholm harbour, two generations of preservation staff have had the task to safeguard this mighty piece of maritime cultural heritage for the future, a task perhaps as monumental as the […]

Jorge CoronadoDepartment of Spanish & Portuguese, Northwestern UniversityRegister hereSponsors: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and UCLA Latin American Institute 

Join the UCLA Art History Department for the annual Patricia McCarron McGinn Lecture featuring Professor Glenn Wharton with his lecture Why Conserve Cultural Heritage? Reframing a Discipline.This year’s lecture will take place virtually on Monday, March 7 from 4 to 5:30 pm.  Please RSVP in advance to receive a Zoom link.Please CLICK HERE TO RSVP About Dr. WhartonGlenn Wharton is Professor of Art History and Professor […]

Rodrigo Correa-SalasConservatorRegister hereThe structure, materials and acoustic properties of musical instruments are diverse and delicate. These characteristics will determine whether the instrument can be played (on special occasions) or just be displayed in the gallery.The basic knowledge of the different materials (and their combinations) with which they were built, how they were made, how they were played and […]

Jonathan Mark KenoyerGeorge F. Dales Jr. and Barbara A. Dales Professor of AnthropologyDepartment of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.Date & time: April 9th, 2022 at 1:00PM PTRegister hereA general overview of the Indus Civilization will be presented along with discussions of how archaeologists find sites, how they excavate them and how they study the artifacts that are […]

Marianne WebbWebb Conservation ServicesRegister hereAsian lacquer is one of those materials that most furniture and object conservators encounter occasionally during their career. Unfortunately, conservation efforts can go dramatically wrong when a sensitive lacquer surface is treated inappropriately. A lustrous black surface can instantaneously turn to a milky brown color. During the active history of an Asian lacquer object this […]