Formed in 2018, the MWG is a community of collection care, conservation, natural and applied science, as well as allied professionals united in developing guidelines and best practices for selecting, evaluating, and disseminating materials used in collection care.
The November meeting will follow a similar structure of previous meetings to include collaboration, updates on subcommittee work, and breakout sessions for developing content to help choose appropriate materials for use with cultural heritage collections. The program is in development, but is planned to cover 2 full days of content. The meeting will focus on specific task-based subcommittee work including: Materials Testing, Analytical Instrumentation, Exhibition Guidelines, Materials Fact Sheets on CAMEO, outreach resources, bibliographic references and more.
The Steering Committee is planning to include a Flash Presentation session during the meeting. The session will consist of several brief presentations delivered in quick succession, with all questions held until the end. The goal is to showcase contemporary work and generate a lively discussion. If you are interested in presenting a brief (no longer than 7 minutes) presentation, please submit your abstract here.
Registration will be required and will be announced in September. For more information on the MWG, its mission and activities please visit the group’s page on theAIC wiki. If you are interested in learning more about the MWG or November meeting, please contact the MWG Chair Rebecca Kaczkowski (aic.mwg@gmail.com) using: "MWG 2025 Meeting" in the subject line.