The American Institute for Conservation has subgroups focusing on particular specialties or topics within the organization that members may join. Led by volunteer leaders, they contribute to our newsletter, conduct sessions at our annual meeting, and develop resources.
Volunteer Our Leadership
Archaeological Heritage Network
The Archaeological Heritage Network is for professionals interested in the conservation of objects, structures, and sites that constitute the archaeological record.
Architecture Specialty Group
The Architecture Specialty Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of immovable properties such as buildings, monuments, and outdoor sculpture.
Book & Paper Group
The Book and Paper Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of paper materials, art on paper, books, manuscripts, and library material.
Conservators in Private Practice Group
The Conservators in Private Practice group is for professionals interested in or working in private practice conservation businesses.
Contemporary Art Network
The Contemporary Art Network is for professionals interested in working with contemporary art.
Electronic Media Group
The Electronic Media Group is for professionals interested in the conservation and display of time-based media artworks—which include modern and contemporary artworks involving video, audio, film, slides, software, electronics, and performance—and other works of cultural heritage that employ historic or emerging audiovisual media, digital media, and electronic technologies.
Health & Safety Network
The
Health & Safety Network provides educational and technical information to members to increase knowledge of safety hazards and general health issues related to the conservation profession.
Objects Specialty Group
The Objects Specialty Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of archaeological and modern objects, decorative arts, and sculpture.
Paintings Specialty Group
The Paintings Specialty Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of oil, acrylic, mixed media, and other paintings, plus their supports, coatings. and varnishes.
Photographic Materials Group
The Photographic Materials Group is for professionals interested in all photography-related materials.
Preventive Care Network (formerly Collection Care Network)
The Preventive Care Network is for professionals interested in preventive conservation and collection care.
Research and Technical Studies Group
The Research and Technical Studies Group is for professionals interested in advancing scientific research in conservation.
Textile Specialty Group
The Textile Specialty Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of clothing, tapestries, embroidery, flags, quilts, and archaeological fragments.
Wooden Artifacts Group
The Wooden Artifacts Group is for professionals interested in the conservation of items made of wood, like carvings, furniture, upholstery, frames, and veneer/marquetry/boulle.