A Dedication to Conservation: Safeguarding the Future of the Field @TEFAFofficial
A Dedication to Conservation: Safeguarding the Future of the Field  @TEFAFofficial
Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
*Overview*
This conversation on conservation, in collaboration with ICOM-CC, explores current efforts and future opportunities for the field of conservation. The conversation spotlights the upcoming conservation of Pietro Francavilla’s Venus with a Nymph and Satyr (1600), for which the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art received the 2024 TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund, and delves into the connections between restoration funding, education, and their vital roles in supporting conservation efforts.

*Panelists*
*Carolyn Riccardelli* — Objects Conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
*Matthew Hargraves* — Director, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
*Nina Owczarek* — Assistant Professor in Conservation, University of Delaware
*Sarah Nunberg* — Objects Conservator

This TEFAF Talk was presented by ICOM-CC as part of TEFAF New York’s programming and took place on May 12, 2024

View full TEFAF Programming overview at tefaf.com/talks
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A Dedication to Conservation: Safeguarding the Future of the Field

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