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Rebecca Beyth Stern-[PA]

US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Preventive Conservator
Washington, D.C.
Websiterbtextileconservation.com
Rebecca Beyth Stern is the Preventive Conservator at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, where she works across all specialties improving housing standards, environmental monitoring, pest management, emergency management planning and treating textile objects. Stern previously worked at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art and has interned at numerous institutions. Stern holds a master’s degree in museum studies (concentration in textile conservation) from The Fashion Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in art conservation from The University of Delaware. In addition, Stern founded RB Textile Conservation in 2015 to provide textile conservation services to the public. She is a Professional Associate of AIC.
Monday, May 29
 

4:00pm CDT

STASH FLASH IV Michigan 1A-BRachael Arenstein • Lisa Goldberg
 
Tuesday, May 30
 

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

2:00pm CDT

(Textiles) You Say You Want a Revolution? An Innovative, Low-Tack Adhesive Treatment for 18th-Century Silk Flags Crystal Ballroom CCamille Myers Breeze-[Fellow]

2:30pm CDT

(Collection Care) Environmental performance assessments of packing cases employed by the J. Paul Getty Museum Plaza BallroomVincent Beltran • Rita Gomez • Kevin Marshall

3:00pm CDT

(Collection Care) Evaluation of climate control in Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History – energy consumption and risk assessment Plaza BallroomLukasz Bratasz • Richard Boardman • Susan Butts • Catherine Sease • Stefan Simon • Nathan Utrup • Tim White (Textiles) The Characterization of ‘Foxing’ on Textiles Crystal Ballroom CSophia Zweifel

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CDT

(Textiles) Oh, Bother: The Conservation of Winnie the Pooh and Friends Crystal Ballroom CAlison Castaneda

4:15pm CDT

(Collection Care) Panel Discussion: A Review and Comparison of Anoxic Treatment Methods for Pest Management Plaza BallroomEric Breitung • Laura Mina-[PA] • Elena Torok

4:30pm CDT

(Textiles) Making the Mold: A Use for Fosshape in Upholstery Conservation Crystal Ballroom CKirsten Schoonmaker • Abby Zoldowski

5:00pm CDT

(Textiles) From the Top Down: Dressing the Historic Bed—Developing Mounting Systems from a 21st- century Conservation Perspective Crystal Ballroom CDeirdre Windsor

5:30pm CDT

Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:00am CDT

(Textiles) Business Meeting with a Light Breakfast Crystal Ballroom CKathy Francis

8:30am CDT

(Sustainability) With Room to Grow: Design and Construction of a new Conservation Facility at the University of Washington Libraries. Plaza BallroomJustin P. Johnson

9:00am CDT

(Textiles) Tips and Tricks Crystal Ballroom C

9:30am CDT

(Textiles) Costume Loans: Challenges and Strategies Crystal Ballroom CCassandra Gero

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Textiles) Learning from treatments that did not go as planned Crystal Ballroom CSuzan Meijer • Marjolein Koek

11:00am CDT

(Textiles) A Worthwhile Endeavor: The Conservation of a Worth and Bobergh Ensemble Crystal Ballroom CJohanna Tower

11:30am CDT

(Textiles) A Treatment Returns Undone Crystal Ballroom CNancy Love, [PA]

2:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Go Big or Go Home: Broader Considerations in the Treatment of Oversize Objects at the Art Institute of Chicago Crystal Ballroom ARachel C. Sabino-[PA]

2:30pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) How important is knowing the ropes? Thoughts on the ethics and practice of conserving ship model rigging Crystal Ballroom BDavina Kuh Jakobi

2:55pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) In Support of the Bigger Picture: Preventive Conservation as a Recognized Specialty Regency A-BElena Torok • Meg Loew Craft-[Fellow]

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

4:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Textiles as Architecture: Raising a Royal Persian Tent Crystal Ballroom ARobin Hanson-[Fellow]

4:30pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) That Poor Cousin of Treatment: Documentation and Possibilities for Simple Innovation Regency A-BCybele Tom

4:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Gilding the Lily? The Conservation Treatment of Alexander Calder's Red Lily Pads Crystal Ballroom ANathan Otterson • Tracey Bashkoff • Federica Pozzi • Carol Stringari • John Vitagliano

6:30pm CDT

(Objects + Textiles) Reception at the Chicago History Museum Chicago History MuseumBruker Corporation • Dorfman Museum Figures
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

(Textiles) Deconstructed: Restoring the intent and integrity of a rare Kainai squirrel-lined baby quilt Crystal Ballroom CShirley Ellis

10:30am CDT

(Textiles) Agarose, Two Ways: Successes and Challenges in Large Scale Gel Applications Crystal Ballroom CDana Renée Goodin

11:00am CDT

(Textiles) Sublime Applications: Creating an Efficient Cyclododecane Barrier on Textiles Crystal Ballroom CGennifer Majors

11:30am CDT

(Textiles) Panel Discussion on Wet Cleaning Crystal Ballroom C

2:00pm CDT

(Textiles) Safely Mounting Figures with Extreme Actions Poses Crystal Ballroom CSunae P. Evans

3:00pm CDT

(Textiles) 3D Scanning to Create Custom Storage Forms for the Charles James collection in the Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art Crystal Ballroom CTaylor Healy • Sarah Scaturro

3:30pm CDT

(Textiles) Making Ethafoam Mannequins using a CNC router Crystal Ballroom CGail Niinimaa • Nils Sundstrom

4:00pm CDT

(Textiles) Panel Discussion on Mannequins Crystal Ballroom C