Lecture April 4

The Art History Department brings: Michael Skalka the Conservation Administrator for the Conservation Division at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. His lecture "The Museum as Classroom" will share his current research which addresses craft, materials, and conservation of paintings from the Gallery's collection. His visit will share new digital images from his recent conservation of a number of works and his on-going projects that contribute to the Art Materials Collection and Study Center and the Research Program and Advanced Training Fellowship in Imaging Science.