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Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Debris is heaped on the banks of a river.

After Hurricane Helene, Survivors Have Been in a Race Against Time to Protect Family Heirlooms, Photographs and Keepsakes

A small black and white tv monitor displays a fuzzy image on the screen. On top of it sits a box with nobs.

See You Later, Wobbulator

Large-scale installation, "The Throne of the Third Heaven," made of many silver and gold component parts.

Caring for an American Art Treasure

Carved wooden figure of San Miguel en Lucha con el Demonio

Conservation of Wooden Figures from the Vidal Collection

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Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist Judy Baca’s Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Judy Baca On Her Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Keara Teeter treating William H. Johnson’s Historical Scene with Mary McLeod Bethune, ca. 1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation. Photo by Lou Molnar

Unpacking and Preserving William H. Johnson's 'Fighters for Freedom' Series

Level Up: Playing to Document and Preserve Video Games

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Mysteries of the First Mastodon

Detail of Bill Traylor’s Untitled (Brown Pig), April 1940, pencil and opaque watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.70

Handle with Care: Consolidating Bill Traylor’s Artwork

Matthew Fields (left) assessing a diorama at the University of Delaware in 2017

Conservation: A Tale of Two Summers

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