AIC's 52nd Annual Meeting

We are experiencing the onset of a long-predicted climate crisis. While certain effects are far from unexpected, how exactly climate change will continue to impact our profession is impossible to predict. This talk will present a toolbox to help encourage professionals in the field of preservation to take action. We will highlight resources and fellow professionals that are innovating in this arena to help make it possible to safely care for cultural heritage without unduly impacting the planet. While this crisis feels daunting, we hope to inspire you and help you to feel part of the community that forms when we approach this problem together.

Roxy is the Clowes Conservator of Paintings at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) at Newfields. She has served on the AIC Sustainability Committee since 2019, and was chair from 2020-2023. Roxy enjoys sharing a vision for a more sustainable future with her professional colleagues and inspiring everyone to find community in this work.

Amy is the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Book and Paper Conservator at the University of Michigan Library. She has served on the AIC Sustainability Committee since 2020, and is the current co-chair. Amy tempers her climate anxiety by doing things, big and small, to lessen her impact on this beautiful planet.