Conservation Close-up
| When | Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
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| Where | Special Collections Presentation Space Hatcher Library South, Sixth Floor, Room 660D View building informationView floor plan |
| Event type | Reception/Open House |
| Series | Third Thursdays at the Library |
Come chat with the conservators and technicians who care for the library’s rare and special collections. The Preservation Services department is charged with caring for vast and diverse collections — from the world’s first atlas to (fake) blood-stained movie costumes.
Projects on view will include structural repairs of bindings, complex paper washing, intricate custom boxes, and a large scale rehousing project. Some examples of projects involving technical analysis and multi-band imaging will also be presented.
Join us (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Library, Clark Library, International Studies, and Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize!
Trina Parks-Matthews works on a page from the Ortelius atlas (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum).
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Library contact
Marieka Kaye · marieka@umich.edu
Library events are free and open to the public, and we are committed to making them accessible to attendees. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please notify the listed contact with as much notice as possible.