Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

An interesting resource I ran across through the ARLIS listserv today!

Statue of Liberty postcards from Ellis Island

"CCAHA specializes in the treatment of art and historic artifacts on paper and provides preservation education, training, and consultation.  Established in 1977, CCAHA is one of the largest nonprofit conservation facilities in the country."

CCAHA is having a number of interesting events this fall, including a "Care and Preservation of Textiles" training program in September 2012 and a program in November called "The Next Chapter: Rare Books in Modern Times." Conservators from all over the US will participate, including participants from Winterthur, the New York Public Library, and the Morgan Library and Museum.

Unusual library!

Reanimation Library

"The Reanimation Library is a small, independent Presence Library open to the public. It is a collection of books that have fallen out of routine circulation and been acquired for their visual content. Outdated and discarded, they have been culled from thrift stores, stoop sales, and throw-away piles, and given new life as a resource for artists, writers, cultural archeologists, and other interested parties."

from the 1974 book Soft Sculpture and Other Soft Art Forms

from the 1927 Sixth Annual of Advertising Art

The library's website was created only with Open Source software (although they do admit to using PhotoShop as well).  The site is full of fascinating and somewhat crazy images.  The library uses social media, so you can friend them on Facebook.



Definitely worth a virtual visit!