Less commonplace today, the colorful sugar dots known as Candy Buttons were once a childhood staple. "Candy Bottoms," a work reminiscent of the candy (but with a slight twist), recently arrived at CCAHA for conservation treatment.
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Tuesday January 24 2012
Wednesday January 18 2012
Apply now for free collections care and management assistance from CCAHA's preservation specialists
CCAHA is now accepting applications for Tracks I, II, and III of its Philadelphia Stewardship Program. These grant-funded tracks are designed to aid nonprofit institutions in caring for their collections and offer preservation planning assistance.
Thursday January 5 2012
Registration now open for our Collections Care Training 2012 programs
CCAHA is offering a series of programs during 2012 to provide training in a variety of collections care activities that are the cornerstone of a preservation program for cultural collections. Online registration is now open!
Friday December 23 2011
Ten HBCU institutions selected for one-year, in-depth preservation projects
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Photograph Preservation Project aims to improve preservation of significant photographic collections held in HBCUs. Ten institutions were recently selected to receive $45,000 grants to fund in-depth preservation projects.
Wednesday December 21 2011
Surveying books from the personal library of the "Poet of the People"
Known for his ability to capture in writing the struggles of ordinary Americans, Carl Sandburg produced a wide range of critically-acclaimed works in his lifetime. CCAHA recently surveyed 2,500 volumes from Carl’s personal library at the Carl Sandburg Home NHS.
Thursday November 3 2011
In the latest issue of Art-i-facts....
The fall issue focuses on preservation, with articles on emergency planning, a new program to preserve artifacts in collecting institutions across Pennsylvania, and Heritage Preservation's Alliance for Response.
Monday October 17 2011
Treatment Focus: Honoring a great-grandmother through preservation of her portrait
The owner of this crayon enlargement portrait had always admired it while it hung in her aunt’s home in North Carolina. Repaired and stabilized at CCAHA, the portrait of her great-grandmother is now ready for display in her own home.
Friday August 26 2011
Treatment Focus: Delaware Public Archives to restore conserved historic documents to their former home
Buena Vista, in New Castle, DE, was home to several prominent Delawareans, including Clayton Douglass Buck, governor and a United States senator. After receiving conservation treatment, historic documents that he displayed there will once again hang in the house.
Friday July 29 2011
Treatment Focus: Preserving fraktur, a Pennsylvania German tradition
Pennsylvania German communities in the 1700s and 1800s documented religious beliefs and important events through decorated manuscripts called fraktur. The Berman Museum of Art has selected 32 fraktur to receive treatment at CCAHA through a Save America's Treasures grant.
Wednesday July 27 2011
Registration now open for "Exploring Maps: History, Fabrication, & Preservation"
This two-day conference, to be held November 2 & 3 at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, will provide an overview of the history of maps and address predominant issues in their care and preservation. Register online by October 21, 2011.