Art conservation topic of Science Speaker Series

Jason Church, materials conservator in the Materials Conservation Program, presented “A Mixture of Frailties: The Struggles of Art Conservation.” Church coordinates and works to further develop the center’s national cemetery training initiative and related research. He earned his M.F.A. in historic preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

The Materials Conservation Program works in partnership with parks, laboratories, government agencies, universities and others to understand how cultural objects deteriorate with time.

The program’s goals are to understand cultural resources decay, to develop and evaluate new treatments to protect cultural resources and to disseminate scientific results and preservation technologies through presentations, publications and training for preservation professionals nationwide.

The mission of the NCPTT is to advance the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.

The Science Speaker Series at LSMSA consists of talks given by university professors and other professionals from around the state. Some of the topics that guest speakers discuss include their field of study, their career, their research and their institution.

It also helps arrange summer internships for students and builds connections between LSMSA and these other institutions.