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The Department of Art Conservation at the University of Delaware brings together faculty and staff with expertise across conservation disciplines, including new media and preventive conservation. Through research, teaching and mentorship, they prepare students for careers preserving cultural heritage and provide hands-on experience with the challenges of conservation practice.

Undergraduate students complete most of their coursework in classrooms and the conservation laboratory on the University’s Newark campus. In their junior and senior years, they may also intern with faculty at Winterthur. Students learn from conservators, conservation scientists, UD faculty, museum professionals and visiting instructors representing a wide range of disciplines and professional backgrounds.

Students in the master’s program benefit from UD’s long-standing collaboration with Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. They complete most of their coursework in the Louise duPont Crowninshield Research Building at Winterthur, home to a major museum analytical laboratory and seven conservation studios. Students work closely with UD, Winterthur and affiliated faculty who are leaders in the field.

Students in the Preservation Studies doctoral program work with faculty and experts in areas including art history, anthropology and Africana studies, as well as with Winterthur scientists, the Disaster Center, the Biden School of Public Policy and external mentors.

The Department of Art Conservation’s administrative offices are in Old College on the University’s Newark campus. For general information, call 302-831-3489 or email art-conservation@udel.edu.

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Affiliated Faculty

Our affiliated faculty are conservators, art historians, and scholars who work for other institutions and in private practice while sharing their enormous expertise with our students.  We are most grateful for their commitment and collaborations through the years.

NameTitle
Auffret Ph.D., Stephanie Senior Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute
Buck Ph.D., Susan L. Conservator of Painted Surfaces and Architectural Materials
Cunningham-Kruppa Ph.D., EllenAssociate Director of Preservation and Conservation, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Cushman, Matthew Head of Conservation, Worcester Art Museum
Gutierrez, Jennifer Jae Executive Director, Image Permanence Institute 
Hurd, JoannaAssociate Paper Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Irving, JoanSenior Conservator of Paper, Winterthur Museum
Kiefer, Kathleen Textile Conservator, Material Culture Conservation, LLC
Kotei, Ebenezer General Objects Conservator, Hagley Museum and Library
Lemmen, Barbara Affiliated Professor, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation
Long, ZacharyPhotograph Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts 
Mayer, DeboraConservator for Analytical Services and Technical Imaging at the Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University
McGinn, Mary T. Paintings Conservator, Private Practice
Metzger, Consuela (Chela) Head of Preservation and Conservation, UCLA Library
Mina, LauraConservator of Textiles, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Price, Lois OlcottSenior Paper Conservator and Director of Conservation Emeritus, Winterthur Museum
Tarbell Ph.D., Roberta K. Visiting Researcher, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Travers Moffitt, KirstenConservator and Materials Analyst, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Retired & Emeritus Faculty

NameAffiliationTitle
Anderson, Mark    RetiredElizabeth Terry Seaks Senior Furniture Conservator
Emeritus, Winterthur Museum
Podmaniczky, Michael S. RetiredHead of Furniture and Related Objects Conservation Emeritus, West Dean College 

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Staff

​​Our faculty, students, and alumni are grateful for our dedicated staff at both the University of Delaware and Winterthur for their commitment to excellence and student success. Our staff are deeply engaged in our day-to-day operations, assisting with all aspects of our work and mission from admissions to grants management. They are our best advocates. Our work would be impossible without their hard work, expertise, and enthusiasm.

NameTitleEmail
Behrens, Susan
Business Administrator I
behrens@udel.edu
Benjamin, JohnComputing Support Specialist Ijbenjam@udel.edu
Fasciano, HollyAcademic Support Coordinator IIhnbf@udel.edu
Kelley, DanielleAcademic Program Coordinatordnkelley@udel.edu
O'Rourke, KellyEvents Managerkellyo@udel.edu
Stoehr, LoisProgram Coordinator, Internshipslstoehr@udel.edu
Wilkins, FrancesDepartment Coordinator, Winterthur Museumfwilkins@winterthur.org

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