Free Registration! What Will the Museums of the Future Hold? by Sanchita Balachandran, Winter BearKing, and Leila Grothe. Saturday, March 22 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST at The Peale in Baltimore, MD. https://lnkd.in/eTyxCCcw
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Suitland, MD 5,109 followers
About us
MCI conducts in-depth studies of artistic, anthropological, and historic objects using state-of-the-art analytical techniques to elucidate their provenance, composition, and cultural context of Smithsonian collections, and to improve our conservation and collections storage capabilities. MCI is the only Smithsonian resource for technical studies and analyses for the majority of Smithsonian collections. Technical studies require the latest instrumentation, analytical expertise, art historical knowledge, and interpretive abilities. MCI has unique capabilities in most of these areas, as is evidenced by requests for consultation not only from within SI, but from outside organizations, including the White House, U.S. House of Representatives, Defense Intelligence Agency, Secret Service, World Monuments Fund, and other federal, museum, and academic organizations.
- Website
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http://www.si.edu/mci/
External link for Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Suitland, MD
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1963
- Specialties
- research, analysis, biodeterioration, conservation, 3D laser scanning, and archaeometry
Locations
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Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Rd.
Suitland, MD 20746, US
Employees at Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
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Thomas Lam
Physical Scientist at Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (*all views expressed are my own)
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Ken Gazzola
President at Four Stars Aviation, Inc.
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Nicole Little
Science Program Manager at Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
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Kim C.
Art Conservator, Educator, Metalsmith and Consultant
Updates
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New Event! Environments That Shape Us: Using Chemical Indicators to Understand the Diet and Climate Surrounding Human Evolution by MCI's Christine France on Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST. Registration Required - https://lnkd.in/dsGkdNg6
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After Hurricane Helene, survivors have been in a race against time to protect family heirlooms, photographs and keepsakes, The Conversation, 12/20/24 https://lnkd.in/gSFd7a5F
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On Monday October 14, 2024 Shannon A. Brogdon-Grantham, Photograph and Paper Conservator, participated in the Paul R. Jones Annual Distinguished Lecture hosted by the University of Delaware Department of Art Conservation. The lecture was entitled "A Conversation about Cultural Heritage" and was a moderated discussion between Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, LaStarsha McGarity (Director of The Legacy Museum at Tuskegee University) and Shannon.
The 2024 Paul R. Jones Annual Distinguished Lecture: "A Conversation about Cultural Heritage" with Lonnie G. Bunch III
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The Smithsonian Institution's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) has posted a position for a Paintings Conservator on USA jobs. This is a full-time federal position with the opportunity for promotion. For: federal employees with permanent status or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities: MPA - https://lnkd.in/eX3brudU For U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals: DEU -https://lnkd.in/eGxc8NSt MCI has a new Director, Dr. Sanchita Balachandran and is actively undergoing a mission, vision, and strategic planning process. Please consider applying to join an institution with a strong history and newly imagined future. All applications are due by 10/02/2024.
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The Smithsonian Institution's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) has posted a position for a Preventive Conservator on USA jobs. This is a full-time federal position with the opportunity for promotion. For: federal employees with permanent status or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities: MPA - https://lnkd.in/exUA2mfw For U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals: DEU - https://lnkd.in/eQgsSFct MCI has a new Director, Dr. Sanchita Balachandran and is actively undergoing a mission, vision, and strategic planning process. Please consider applying to join an institution with a strong history and a newly imagined future. All applications due by 9/10/2024.
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We are pleased to announce that Sanchita Balachandran has been named director of the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute, effective April 8, 2024. Balachandran, a conservator of archaeological materials, was recently the director of the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum and associate teaching professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University. With more than 20 years' experience, Balachandran is a well-respected leader in the field of conservation. She also taught courses related to the technical study and analysis of ancient objects, and the history, ethics and future of museum practice. Previously, she was the associate director (2017-2022) and curator/conservator (2010-2017) at the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum. Balachandran holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College, a master's degree in art history and an advanced certificate in art conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and completed her doctoral work in preservation studies from the University of Delaware.