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1. Newly acquired conservation titles available in the Getty Library's Conservation Collection 2. CALLS TO ACTION: Defend the US National Archives from closures; help save two US National Monuments; learn about threats to the National Historic Preservation Act; share with others! 3. NEW Episode of the Green Tea Podcast: Sustainable Exhibitions and Carbon Literacy with Elise Foster Vander Elst 4. New Princeton, NJ Regional Liaison 5. [EVENT] Art Restoration under the Nazi Regime, Dr Morwenna Blewett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Sheila Cummins Posted: Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:20 AM Subject: Newly acquired conservation titles available in the Getty Library's Conservation Collection Message: Every month the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) acquires new research materials for the Conservation Collection, housed in the Library at the Getty Research Institute (GRI). The collection represents an ongoing collaboration between the GCI and the GRI to acquire and retain critical resources required to fulfill the long-term research and scholarship needs of the international conservation community. In June, we added books on stonemasons' marks, heritage law, economic aspects of heritage, city museum buildings, book bindings in the Cultura Fonds Library, Rembrandt's Night Watch, architectural woodworking in Renaissance France, and conservation principles applied in contemporary projects in Latin America and Europe. https://gty.art/4b3wcNu <https://gty.art/4b3wcNu?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWkRsUUNvSDl0MzBsQnhWd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6kw3tQSg-NPKRkSbS1uecQODEePkedwkGZ9cr_42sw0R3jNaD3S6TtDkNXbw_aem_JJVinSUjOGouE1rmTPIFWQ> The holdings of the Conservation Collection may be consulted at the Getty Center or borrowed through your Library's Interlibrary Loan Department. ------------------------------ Sheila Cummins Collection Development Librarian Getty Conservation Institute Los Angeles, CA 310-440-7619 [email protected] ------------------------------ 2.From: Katherine Langdon Posted: Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:24 AM Subject: CALLS TO ACTION: Defend the US National Archives from closures; help save two US National Monuments; learn about threats to the National Historic Preservation Act; share with others! Message: The Cultural Heritage Advocacy and Action Coalition <https://www.chaaco.org> (CHAACo) asks for your help with several recent federal threats to U.S. and world cultural heritage: 1. Advocate to save the National Archives at San Francisco and Chicago A recent email from Jay Trainer, National Archives and Records Administration chief operating officer, told employees that two National Archives locations, one in San Bruno, CA, and another in Chicago, IL, would be closed in the next few years and documents would be moved to other archival locations. The San Bruno facility is officially called the National Archives at San Francisco, and, among other things, it serves as a unique hub for research into Asian and Pacific immigrant history in the United States. The Chicago facility houses records about Midwestern history and indigenous tribes, also critical for local research. Records would be moved to the Seattle Federal Records Center, Trainer's email read, and that process could begin within the next few months and render many records inaccessible to the communities most interested in them. The Organization of American Historians has posted a statement <https://www.oah.org/2026/07/06/statement-on-the-white-house-report-saving-americas-story/> condemning this action. Save Our National Archives <https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/>, a group formed to stop a prior attempt to shut down the San Bruno archives location 28 years ago, is coming together once again to oppose the closure and start a letter-writing campaign against the decision. Chicago Area Archivists <https://chicagoarchivists.org/> have also posted a statement and call to action detailing ways you can help oppose <https://chicagoarchivists.org/news/13653697> the closure of their local facility, such as contacting NARA officials directly. Take action today! Sign a petition via change.org about both facilities, here <https://c.org/DvBXhKbBg9>, and send letters to Congress via Save OUR National Archives, here <https://www.saveournationalarchives.org/take-action>. Additionally, there is a petition for the Chicago facility you can sign via change.org here <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.change.org/savechicagoarchives__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!V_R6CP1KsnCiI1DGJu4voX0n9j8W-Bw4LJr6DSMJo5MGDxqlohBTWRkpkG-b0d3oiamXiUHu6N0HB04mgjcoXa-7h8RXEoyvS6kc74ouYr0lnw$>. 2. Protect the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments On July 13th, the Trump administration announced the decision to shrink the protected areas of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, two treasured areas in Utah, by almost 90%. National Monument designations are intended to safeguard areas of exceptional historic, scientific, cultural, or ecological value from resource exploitation and pollution. The designations for these two sites were hard-won by a coalition of many indigenous tribal nations, environmental advocates, recreation advocates, and public servants, and. These designations help protect numerous sacred indigenous sites, beloved recreational areas, local ecology, and critical water sources. Many organizations have issued public statements opposing this decision, including the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, who reconfirmed their commitment <https://www.bearsearscoalition.org/bears-ears-monument-reduction-2026/> to protect their ancestral homeland, and the environmental nonprofits Conservation Lands Foundation <https://www.conservationlands.org/monuments> and American Rivers <https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/american-rivers-opposes-rollback-of-bears-ears-and-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monuments/>. Take action today by submitting a prepared, editable letter via the Conservation Lands Foundation, here <https://www.conservationlands.org/monuments>. 3. Share either or both of these calls to action with your professional communities! 4. Learn about imminent threats to the National Historic Preservation Act, and stay tuned for a coordinated campaign of public pressure! Stay tuned for a separate call to action for public comment about the imminent threats to the National Historic Preservation Act, the single piece of legislation that best protects historic and culturally significant lands and property from harm from development projects. By redefining key parts of this law (Section 106), the administration hopes to fast-track projects such as building Trump's triumphal arch in DC, extracting minerals from the protected zone around Chaco Canyon (which contains 4700 archaeological sites and protected ecology), and more. For now, learn more about the wide-reaching consequences of this decision from Americanist historian Heather Cox Richardson <https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-25-2026>, and about what can be done from the law firm Cultural Heritage Partners. <https://culturalheritagepartners.com/war-room-for-threats-to-section-106/> Thanks for your help! -- The CHAACo Steering Committee ------------------------------ Katherine Langdon Conservator San Francisco United States ------------------------------ 3.From: Lindsey Williams Posted: Monday July 27, 2026 1:37 PM Subject: NEW Episode of the Green Tea Podcast: Sustainable Exhibitions and Carbon Literacy with Elise Foster Vander Elst Message: S3 E7: Sustainable Exhibitions and Carbon Literacy with Elise Foster Vander Elst <https://rss.com/podcasts/green-tea/2951106/> "Every job is a climate job." Continuing the conversation of sustainable exhibitions, Elise Foster Vander Elst from the Design Museum speaks with Lindsey about her experience developing a Life Cycle Assessment of an exhibition and what she learned from the process. The conversation begins with the impact of the Waste Age exhibition and leads into the value of metrics and tools used to calculate carbon impact. Carbon Literacy Training has become a huge priority for cultural heritage institutions in the UK to help understand the starting points and where there is room to improve. Lastly, Elise highlights the significance of working with nearby institutions and colleagues from related industries and the momentum that can come from working together. By leaning on the work already done by folks in our field, sustainable action can be more approachable and doesn't have to feel like a significant labor lift by individuals. For previous episodes discussing this topic, see S3 E4 Multifaceted Approach to Sustainable Exhibitions with Kim Kraczon and S1 E8 Mitigating Exhibition Plastic Waste with Alessandro Scola. Stay tuned as we have another episode with this topic coming up in a few months. ------------------------------ Lindsey Williams Conservation Technician ------------------------------ 4.From: Kelly Liu Posted: Monday July 27, 2026 3:39 PM Subject: New Princeton, NJ Regional Liaison Message: Hi everyone! My name is Kelly Liu, and I'm excited to introduce myself as the new ECPN Regional Liaison for Princeton, New Jersey. I am currently a Conservation Technician at the Penn Museum, with my primary worksite at the Museum's off-site Conservation Lab in Bordentown, NJ. My current work focuses primarily on the treatment of the Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Murals from Guangshengsi. I graduated from the University of Southern California in 2025 with B.A. degrees in Art History and Public Relations, along with a minor in Archaeology. Before joining the Penn Museum, I completed several internships in conservation and collections management at museums, cultural institutions, and private practices. If you're based in New Jersey (or nearby), are interested in becoming involved with the emerging conservation professional community, would like to attend future ECPN events, hope to be on the mailing list, or simply want to learn more about conservation, I'd love to connect! Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] <[email protected]>. I look forward to meeting you! - Jiani Kelly Liu ------------------------------ Kelly Liu Conservation Technician Penn Museum Philadelphia PA United States ------------------------------ 5.From: Katarina Trajkovic Posted: Monday July 27, 2026 5:31 PM Subject: [EVENT] Art Restoration under the Nazi Regime, Dr Morwenna Blewett Message: Art Restoration under the Nazi Regime, Dr Morwenna Blewett First in-depth research into the restoration profession in Germany during WWII. 20 October 2026 7 pm – 8.30 pm BST | Online Under a regime known for profit, crime, persecution and ideological manipulation, how did the restoration fare? During this talk, Dr Morwenna Blewett will discuss her new book, the first in-depth study of the restoration and conservation field in the National Socialist era. She will discuss the completely new perspective on the physical manipulation of fine, applied arts and other cultural property under the regime from 1933 to the post-war period in 1948, which her book uncovers. She will also discuss the motivations behind the participation of the conservation and restoration profession in this network of profit, crime, persecution and ideological broadcast. Will we see you there? For booking and more information, please visit Icon's Event page <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/art-restoration-under-the-nazi-regime-dr-morwenna-blewett.html>. ------------------------------ Katarina Trajkovic Student, MA Conservation of Fine Art (Easel Paintings) Northumbria University Newcastle Program in Preventive Conservation/Conservation of Fine Art ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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