Jenna Song

UCLA received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help increase diversity in the study and practice of conservation of cultural collections. The grant supports outreach to undergraduate students who are usually underrepresented in conservation fields. Mentoring is another significant part of the program.

In a weeklong workshop, the program offered during the summers. Workshops were designed to introduce students to the conservation field, including a combination of theoretical discussions, practical exercises, and visits to museums and conservation labs in the greater Los Angeles area.  

Program Link: https://conservation.ucla.edu/Mellon_diversity_opportunity 

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The Conservation Treatment Division at UC Berkeley provides conservation and consultation services for the collections of all the libraries on campus. Conservators and curators work together to establish priorities and treatments, including repairing, aqueous treatments, and more.  Preventive and collection conservation approaches, such as boxing are used.

(The Department does not allow workers to publish images publicly.  If you wish to see more images, please contact Jenna Song) 

Department Website: https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/preservation-department/conservation-treatment

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