A Beginning

I am often asked what conservation is. My advisor at the University of Michigan had only heard of environmental conservation. Five years ago, even I did not fully know what conservation was when I started to explore it as a career path. I double majored in Classics and History of Art, and studied abroad in Greece. I wanted to work in a museum or archive, preferably behind the scenes working with objects. As the care and treatment of objects, conservation seemed perfect. I have since been to half a dozen conservation labs and studios. In order to pursue my dream of becoming a conservator, I applied for a conservation internship at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan. A year later, I have finally started. This blog will be a way both for me to keep track of what I do during the internship and to show people what I want to do.