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Learning</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__item"> Conservation </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="gc-full mb-component"> <div class="grid"> <div class="gc-content-left text-intro mb-inner mb-0-s"> <p>In addition to their work in the studio, conservators engage in research, teach classes and workshops, and collaborate with other professionals in the field.</p> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="gc-full section-heading">About Conservation</h2> <div class="gc-full mb-component grid rg-70 content-block content-block--text-and-image"> <div class="content-block content-block--text gc-h"> <div class="body-text gc-full mb-30"> <div class="field__item"><p>Working in collaboration with curatorial staff, the department undertakes appropriate conservation procedures on individual objects to the highest-possible standards in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Conservators examine and analyze objects in the collection to inform treatment methods and further teaching, scholarship, and research. Conservation treatments avoid compromising future research potential of objects. </p> <p>Conservators investigate materials and techniques using microscopy, X-radiography, X-ray fluorescence, and infrared reflectography. More advanced methods of analysis are coordinated with the <a href="https://ipch.yale.edu">Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage</a> at Yale University鈥檚 West Campus Collections Center and other laboratories. Examination and treatment documentation is thorough and stored in formats that ensure long-term preservation. </p> <p>The department partakes fully in the Gallery鈥檚 mission to teach and disseminate knowledge. Courses in conservation, connoisseurship, and technical art history are taught using the Gallery鈥檚 collection and facilities.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gc-h"> <figure class="content-block content-block--image"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2023-01/2023-ag-doc-1985-0008-pub.jpg?itok=i2MW80PK 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" type="image/jpeg" width="2600" height="1733"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_1360x1360/public/2023-01/2023-ag-doc-1985-0008-pub.jpg?itok=7DPMsaFq 1x" media="(min-width: 48em)" type="image/jpeg" width="1360" height="907"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_800x800/public/2023-01/2023-ag-doc-1985-0008-pub.jpg?itok=1fztKeGb 1x" media="(min-width: 30em)" type="image/jpeg" width="800" height="533"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_800x800/public/2023-01/2023-ag-doc-1985-0008-pub.jpg?itok=1fztKeGb" width="800" height="533" alt="A women in-painting losses on an 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