| Q: How do I find someone to help preserve or restore a textile for me?
A: The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) offers a referral service for conservators in private practice and regional conservation centers. Phone (202) 452-9545 or (fax) 202-452-9328. AIC.
Also, check the website of the Canadian Conservation Institute and then search the Conservation Information Database.
If you are looking for local assistance, you might contact museums in your immediate area and ask for a curator’s, registrar’s, or conservator’s recommendations and suggestions.
For southwestern textiles specifically, you can download the article, “Some Comments on the Care of Navajo Textiles” by Dr. Nancy Odegaard, Arizona State Museum, by clicking here.
Here is a list of regional conservation facilities listed by AIC. Although not all may address textile conservation specifically, many will be able to make further recommendations to assist in your search for advice on textile preservation.
REGIONAL FACILITIES
- Center for Conservation & Technical Studies
Harvard University
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617/495-2392
- Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/545 0613
- Division for Historic Preservation
Collections Care Center
Waterford, NY 12188
518/237-8090
- Intermuseum Conservation Association
Allen Art Building
Oberlin, OH 44074
216/775-7331
- Midwest Art Conservation Association (MACC)
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612/870-3120, fax 612/870-3118
info@preserveart.org, www.preserveart.org
- Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1428
508/470-1010
- Pacific Regional Conservation Center
Bishop Museum
Honolulu, HI 96817
808/847-3511
- Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities–Conservation Center
Lyman Estate
185 Lyman Street
Waltham, MA 02154
617/891-1985
- Textile Conservation Center–Museum of American Textile History
800 Massachusetts Avenue
North Andover, MA 01845
508/686-0191
- Textile Conservation Workshop
Main Street
South Salem, NY 10590
914/763-5805
- Williamstown Regional Art Conservation Laboratory
225 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
413/458-5741
INDIVIDUAL RESTORERS OF TEXTILES
The GFR Tapestry Program makes no claims concerning these or any other individuals who offer cleaning and restoration services, and provides this unranked listing simply as a public service. Readers are encouraged to review the AIC and ASM websites recommended above before making any contacts.
- Nancy Boomhower
Textile Conservation and Restoration Studio
222 South Market Street
Girard, OH 44420
(330) 545-1936
- Laura Center
Navajo Rug Restoration
PO Box 8455
Santa Fe, NM 87504-8455
(505) 982-5663
lcrestore@earthlink.net
- Jim Cochran
The Rug Mogul
Cleaning & Restoration
Phoenix, AZ
- info@therugmogul.com
- Davis Textile Restoration
Contact: Deborah Davis
1420 Turin Drive
Longmont, CO 80503
(303) 772-1100
info@davisrestoration.com
- Enver from Denver
Fine Rugs & Restoration
enversfinerugs@gmail.com
Denver, CO
(720) 242-8513
- Denise Haynes, Vail, AZ
(520)586-3749
- Pam Hill, Pagosa Springs, CO
(970) 731-0697
- Patricia Hughes and Marion MacDonald conservators
Email UK, phughes@albionconservation.com
Tel: + 0131 447 4543 / 07910135446
Email USA: mfmacdonald@albionconservation.com
Tel: + 707 632 6841
Albion Conservation Consultancy
Conservators work in the UK and California
- Robert Mann, Denver, CO
(303) 292-9865
- Sharon Shore, Culver City, CA
(310) 838-6162
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