Midwest Art Conservation Center is a resource for cultural and professional institutions and private individuals. Our staff of senior conservators and associate conservators has renowned expertise in the treatment of works of art and historic artifacts. Committed to continuing professional education, they bring the most current standards, materials, and techniques to their daily practice. Objects and art of extraordinary value are entrusted to the center each day.
Mission Statement
The Midwest Art Conservation Center is a non-profit regional center for the preservation and conservation of art and artifacts providing treatment, education, and training for museums, historical societies, libraries, other cultural institutions and the public.
The Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works governs the methodology and standards behind all elements of MACC’s treatments and programming.
Professional conservation treatment services include:
- Paintings
- Murals
- Western and Asian works on paper
- Textiles
- Furniture and decorative arts
- Frames
- Objects
- Indoor and outdoor sculpture
- Ethnographic artifacts
- Historic artifacts
Additionally, general conservation and preservation services include:
- Environmental assessments, collections surveys, and storage analysis
- Training workshops and mentoring
- Technical information
- Loans of environmental monitoring equipment
- Emergency response planning
- 24-hour emergency disaster response
- Grant writing assistance for conservation projects