We are pleased to announce that CCAHA has received an award in the latest round of Grants for Arts Projects from the National Endowment for the Arts! This grant will directly support a one-year post-graduate paper conservation fellowship at CCAHA. Fellowships are one of the ways that CCAHA helps to train the next generation of conservation professionals. Fellows also bring a fresh perspective to our lab and complete a research project as part of their fellowship that contributes to the field as a whole. We’re grateful to the NEA and other past and present donors that enable us to offer these valuable opportunities.
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Philadelphia, PA 4,603 followers
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is a nonprofit facility specializing in paper conservation.
About us
The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) has grown to be one of the largest nonprofit conservation centers in the country. Its wide array of services, sophisticated treatment facilities, innovative approaches, and highly trained and experienced staff have earned it a prominent and respected place in the conservation field. Our mission is to provide expertise and leadership in the preservation of the world's cultural heritage. CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works of art and artifacts on paper, such as drawings, prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, and manuscripts, along with related materials like parchment and papyrus. CCAHA also offers digital imaging services, on-site consultations, educational programs and seminars, internships, and emergency conservation services.
- Website
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http://www.ccaha.org/
External link for Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1977
- Specialties
- Conservation treatment of works of art and artifacts on paper, on-site consultation services, digital imaging services, educational programs, and housing and framing services
Locations
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Primary
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103, US
Employees at Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
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Michelle Eisenberg
Non-Profit Enthusiast │ People-Focused Leader │ Practical Problem Solver
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Eliza Marie Gilligan
Senior Book Conservator
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Richard Homer
Senior Book Conservator at Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
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Dyani Feige
Director of Preservation Services at Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Updates
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This week, we're pleased to join in the Society of Ohio Archivists 2024 Annual Meeting! CCAHA Director of Preservation Services Dyani Feige will present virtually on Thursday, May 16, at 1:00 PM ET on the topic of our Appalachian Regional Heritage Stewardship Program. Learn more about the Annual Meeting's virtual and in-person programs at ohioarchivists.org.
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We're in Deerfield Beach this week for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Society of Florida Archivists! This year's theme is Community Creates Opportunities, and CCAHA Preservation Specialist Katie Lowe will present Wednesday on how our Regional Heritage Stewardship Program (RHSP) creates and sustains communities of opportunity by supporting areas of the country that are historically underserved by preservation and conservation services. Katie's getting a little help on her presentation from an unexpected AirBnB housemate. Learn more about the conference at https://lnkd.in/eUdGm6QS.
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Just because you don’t have a law degree doesn’t mean you can’t successfully navigate abandoned property law! Join us Thursday, May 16, at 2:00 PM ET, as Sarah Kapellusch, Registrar at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and an instructor on legal topics for the Northern States Conservation Center, breaks it down for you. Register: bit.ly/3Wzb779
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Late last month, CCAHA piloted a new community outreach project to bring our expert services directly to neighborhoods and community groups across Philadelphia. Our Stuff, Our Stories is a series inspired by the planning efforts of Philadelphia250, a collective of local cultural institutions that aims to “create a people-driven movement” around the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. As a provider of conservation and preservation services, CCAHA sees its main role in this effort as empowering people to be stewards of their own personal, family, community, and cultural histories. We will do this by offering free preservation consultations, scanning services, rehousing services, and more at host sites throughout the city. The first of our pop-up events was held April 27 in partnership with the African-American Genealogy Group at the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships at Drexel University. Thanks to everyone who dropped by!
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This #MayDay, CCAHA and Lyrasis are eager to share insights from the Cultural Stewardship Succession Planning Initiative, a two-year project to actively address the need for knowledge transfer and staff transitions in the cultural heritage workforce. With support from IMLS, we have already begun analyzing data that points to concerning trends at cultural organizations of all shapes and sizes. While we all take this month to consider #MayDayPrep like disaster plans and emergency response, we encourage you also to examine the risk that a lack of organizational planning can pose to the health of collections. Visit ccaha.org/succession to read study findings, access a variety of resources, and learn about upcoming opportunities to join the conversation. #SuccessionPlanning
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Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for CCAHA’s Spring Open House! We had a wonderful time, as always, sharing some of our latest work and demonstrating the tools and techniques we to use to save cultural artifacts. We were excited to see a number of new faces in the crowd, and we look forward to inviting you all back again for our Fall Open House this October.
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It's Preservation Week, April 29-May 3, and this year's theme is "Preserving Identities." CCAHA is always happy to take part in this week of free educational programs and resource sharing. Visit preservationweek.org to read a statement from Honorary Chair Traci Sorell and check out the week's free webinars and other preservation resources.
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Applications are now open for CCAHA's 2024 National Assessment Program! Thanks to grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we are able to offer a limited number of subsidized assessments, valued at over $5,000 each, for a significantly discounted cost to qualifying institutions. The due date for applications is May 31st, 2024. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3Uxlcjs
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We're in Harrisburg this week for the 2024 PA Museums Annual Conference! This year's theme is Chance for Change: Opportunities in a Community. CCAHA Director of Preservation Services Dyani Feige led an educational session on our Collections Management Policy Toolkit, and Director of Business Development Daphne Mayer chatted with guests at our table in the exhibit hall.