Caring for your Artwork
Find out more from the Smithsonian about why your paintings might need cleaning.
Learn some general guidelines from the American Institute for Conservation on caring for your paintings.
Visit the Canadian Conservation Institute's website for great information on outdoor mural installation and maintenance.
Connecting to Collections Care resources offer guidelines on caring for a variety of media, from photographs to natural science specimens.
Find out more about collection management from the National Park Services
The University of Delaware Art Conservation program has compiled an extensive list of online resources for conservation-related inquiries.
News & Articles
Read about the training, cost, and care required for conserving art in Art Business News and the Wall Street Journal.
The Portland Art Museum's Conservation Department offers some high-profile conservation projects available for exploration through their website.
To find out information on various examination and analytical techniques, plus see some amazing detailed images of a masterpiece, go to Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.
Learn about how conservators balance science and art from the Yale Scientific.
Dig into the details about historic pigments used throughout art history.
Read about interesting conservation projects at New York City's Museum of Modern Art.
Professional Associations
& Programs
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (MCI)
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC)
Buffalo State Art Conservation Department (SUNY)
Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU)