Statewide Services - Conservation Program - The Detroit Institute of Arts

Web sites with links to Conservation for Educators and Students

Compiled by Barbara Heller, Chief Conservator, Detroit Institute of Arts

American Institute of the Conservation of Historic and Artists Works (AIC) our national organization:
Caring for fine arts objects and architecture
Online publications
Reference books
Heritage Preservation
For kids
Heritage Health Index (national survey of public trust at risk) survey questions for paintings, drawings and works of art on paper)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Restoration of American sites
Federal Emergency Management Agency
For kids
Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (MACCH) Includes lesson plans for grades 9-12. Housed at the Library of Michigan, you can borrow the Fading Memories kit and books via the interlibrary loan system.
National Park Service
For kids
Michigan Historical Museum’s Your Collections
The Art Institute of Chicago has an art and science lesson on their web site that includes museum Conservation.