NECA hosts meetings, workshops, and other events throughout the year, offering opportunities to learn about developments in conservation, connect with colleagues, visit local labs and studios, and explore specialized topics through hands-on workshops.
NECA also spreads the word about conservation-related events in the New England area not organized by our group. Have an event or employment posting you'd like to share with the community? Please let us know at [email protected].
Upcoming Events 2026
Museums@Night August 27, 5 - 9 PM Harvard Art Museums
Our colleagues at the Harvard Art Museums invite NECA Members to join for a special conservation edition of Museums@Night. Enjoy the galleries and special activities, and run into friends old and new! Find more information here.
Cathy Baker Thursday, October 29, 2-7 pm Worcester, MA
NECA is very pleased to announce an afternoon program with renowned paper conservator, paper historian, and publisher Cathleen (Cathy) Baker. Cathy has enthusiastically agreed to speak to NECA members about her most recent research on early wove paper, while in town to do research at the American Antiquarian Society.
The afternoon will include a lecture, the viewing of Cathy’s two copies of the Virgil, as well as paper she made to replicate the “Virgil wove”. Followed by Q&A and ample time to socialize over snacks and drinks.
We’ll be able to accommodate up to 40 people at the event.
A full announcement with more detail and registration instructions will be sent out by Labor Day.
Past Events 2025
Conservation Stitching Workshop with Camille Meyers Breeze and Rebecca Helgeson (postponed until further notice) Monday June 29 9:30 AM - 4 PM Museum Textile Services in Andover, MA Annual Interns & Fellows Presentations April 1, 2026 The Old Schwamb Mill 17 Mill Ln, Arlington, MA 02476
Traditional Water and Oil Gilding Workshop with Allison & Sue Jackson Harvard Art Museums, Materials Lab December 9 & 10 2025, 9:30 – 4:30
NECA Biennial Meeting 2025 UNRULY MATTER: CONSERVATORS TACKLING THE WEIRD, WILD & UNEXPECTED September 26-27, 2025 Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Virtual Intern & Fellow Presentations: A Case Study of an 18th-Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table Treatment with Lila Reid. June 11th, 2025 at 1 PM.
Inpainting Workshop, May 1st, 2025 Introduction to Visible Retouching Using TratteggioTechnique with Cristina Morilla, Paintings Conservator at the Harvard Art Museums, Materials Lab.
Two-Day Workshop, April 2-3, 2025 Hydrogels in Conservation with Matthew Cushman, Conservator in Charge at the Worcester Art Museum The workshop will be hosted by the American Antiquarian Society.