Midwest Regional Conservation Guild

The Midwest Regional Conservation Guild spring meeting will be held
soon (April 5-6, 1997 with reception on Friday evening, April 4,
1997) at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri,
USA.  Speakers and topics include Forrest Bailey on disasters, Julie
Reilly on the new Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Richard Baker
on a Roycroft binding treatment, Nancy Heugh on 3-D paper poster
treatments, Nicola Longford on brass mats used in cased photographs,
Marianne Russell-Marti on cleaning outdoor bronzes, Kate Garland on
"Fakes and Forgeries," Randall Ash on paintings treatments, an
insitu tour of glass fiber optics in the museum with Gersil Kay, and
tips session.  The conservation facilities at the museum and
Heugh-Edmondson Conservation Services will be open for viewing.

Registration is $20 for members and $30 for non-members.  Send registration
(US funds only, please) to

    Laura Reutter
    MRCG Treasurer
    Indianapolis Museum of Art
    1200 West 38th Street
    Indianapolis, IN 46208.

Please let Ms. Reutter know if you are planning to attend, but will
register at the meeting so we may have enough chairs and food for
everyone.

Stephanie Watkins
MRCG Vice President

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