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Image by Colleen Dugan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Educators joined us for this unique opportunity to learn more about <strong>how museums care for objects<\/strong> in their collection with <strong>Ellen Chase<\/strong>, Objects Conservator at the <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/\">National Museum of Asian Art<\/a>, and <strong>Melanie King<\/strong>, art historian. In this two-part program, participants learned how a conservator evaluates, conserves, and cares for three-dimensional objects in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art. They also learned about the agents of deterioration and had the opportunity to apply the information presented to real-life examples that could be translated into classroom activities.<\/p>\n<h3>Program dates and times<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, October 6 , 2026, 4:00-5:30 PM (Pacific Time)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, October 13 , 2026, 4:00-5:30 PM (Pacific Time)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This program was held on Zoom.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Program benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Online resources<\/li>\n<li>Washington State OSPI clock hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Program Resources<\/h3>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/earc\/2026-oct-inside-the-conservation-lab-examining-and-caring-fo-t5vf68jvny06y89p\">this link<\/a> for the Padlet with the program resources made by program leader.<\/p>\n<p><em>This program was sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington, and funded by a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the <a href=\"http:\/\/nctasia.org\/\">National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Detail, Spring Morning in the Han Palace, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1672, twelve-panel kuancai lacquer screen; black lacquer on wood core with carved and pigment and gold filled (kuancai) decoration, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art, F1906.42a\u2013l. 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