Preserving Living Traditions: Strengthening Conservation Education at NYU

FAIN: PE-295974-24

New York University (New York, NY 10012-1019)
Michele D'Arcy Marincola (Project Director: May 2023 to present)

Student stipends, summer internship and shadowing opportunities, and adjunct faculty and guest lecturers for the conservation graduate program at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.

Preserving Living Traditions: Strengthening Conservation Education at NYU sits at the crossroads of three critical areas of conservation: sustainability, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Support from the NEH will aid the Conservation Center in training future conservators in skills and crafts that are at risk of being lost as well as how to keep traditions alive in a sustainable way. Over the next three years, adjunct faculty, NEH Guest Lecturers, NEH Student Fellowships, and NEH Summer Work Placements will enhance our program to teach the next generation of conservators how to keep our communities’ stories and specialized conservation techniques alive.