Professor Rosaleen Hill was in Iqaluit, Nunavut second week of February, 2016. She, along with her colleague Kelly Stewart, taught the fourth of four archives and digital preservation courses for the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. Iqaluit in February is amazing – cold, fantastic northern lights, and warm people!

Artifacts Conservation students, Mikaela Marchuk and Gyllian Porteous, under the supervision of Amandina Anastassiades, Professor of Artifact Conservation, are assisting with the creation of a virtual museum of Mediterranean antiquities. This project is led by Dr. George Bevan and students Kristen Jones and Marissa Monette in the Department of Classical Studies.

Today the Artifacts Conservation students, Mikaela Marchuk and Gyllian Porteous, under the supervision of Amandina Anastassiades, Professor of Artifact Conservation, are assisting with the creation of a virtual museum of Mediterranean antiquities. This project is led by Dr. George Bevan and students Kristen Jones and Marissa Monette in the Department of Classical Studies.

Last week the Art Conservation Program hosted the two-day Canadian Conservation Institute 'Exhibition Lighting' Workshop. Thank you to CCI’s Eric Hagan and Jean Tétreault for presenting such an informative and fun workshop. Thank you also to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre for sponsoring this workshop. Read the story from Queen's university Art Conservation Facebook page.

Master of Art Conservation students assess the condition of a mural that was donated to Queen's after it was found during renovation work at the former bus terminal on Bath Road in Kingston. Read the full story.

Last week our first and second year M.A.C. students teamed up with the students from the Fleming College Collections Conservation and Management program to tour the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), and the Canadian Museum of History (CMH).

Last weekend a number art conservation students visited Centre de conservation du Québec (CCQ) in Quebec City, QC. During the site visit students toured the facility, discussed research projects with the conservators and looked at their ongoing projects. The group photo was taken in paintings lab with soon to be graduate of the M.A.C. program Marie-Hélène and past Adjunct Professor of Painting Conservation, Michael O'Malley. 

Photo and story from Queen's university Art Conservation Facebook page.

Last week Professor of Artifacts Conservation, Amandina Anastassiades, was invited to attend two symposiums on Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Antiquities. The first, organized by the American Embassy in Ottawa, was held at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on Sept 21 and 22.

Head of Department Joan Schwartz elected as fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. The newest Royal Society of Canada fellows are (l to r); Craig Walker, Joan Schwartz, Troy Day and David Bakhurst. Missing from the photo is Daniel David Moses (photo below).

Congratulations to all our graduating students from Art History and Art Conservation who received their degrees on 17 November 2016!