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Greetings C2C Members! Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) is pleased to announce our 2026 cycle of the California Inclusive Preservation Program (CIPP)! CIPP is an education and training program designed to expand access to collections care knowledge. There are three ways to participate in CIPP, ...

This is an interesting situation! I wish I had advice and I hope other folks chime in on this. Thanks for sharing Becky! ------------------------------ Nylah Byrd Book Fellow Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts ------------------------------

It is expected the graffiti would re-appear after some time with the Crystal Cote. The blistering effect could be caused by a variety of different things. One possibility is the impermeable coating can trap moisture that is within the substrate causing release of adhesion and blistering the clear coat ...

Polypropylene sleeves are considered an archival quality. The Canadian Conservation Institute provides more information on this page if you would like a more detailed explanation. A quick search (ctrl+F on PC or Command+F on Mac) for polypropylene will make the information easier to find. Hope this ...

Hello Louise, Thanks for the query! I am looking into it and will hopefully have more information soon. ------------------------------ Nylah Byrd Graduate Fellow Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation ------------------------------