Intermuseum Conservation Association

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The Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA) was founded in 1952 on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH. Six directors of major Midwestern museums wanted to create a professional art conservation laboratory. Richard Buck from the Harvard Art Department was the first director of the ICA and served for 20 years. In 2003, the ICA left Oberlin and moved to its current location on the Detroit Shoreway in Cleveland. The new building was once the headquarters of the Vitrolite Company, manufacturers of a popular opaque glass used in 1920s-1950s interior and exterior design. The Vitrolite Building is on the National Register of Historical Places. The ICA is currently restoring the last surviving Vitrolite glass-decorated showroom in the country, for use as an educational and public meeting space.[http://www.fmscleveland.com/abington/grants.cfm Abington Foundation Grant to for restoration]. Accessed 2007-08-01

The ICA has an open 8000 square foot laboratory space for all four conservation specialties: objects, textiles, works on paper, and painting conservation. Beyond conserving and restoring pieces of art, the ICA offers educational programs for learners of all ages, disaster response services, fine art storage, insurance claim assistance, custom mounting and framing, and installation services.Regional Alliance for Preservation [http://www.rap-arcc.org/index.php?page=members&members_req=5 Description of members]. Accessed 2007-08-01

• Akron Art Museum
• Allen Memorial Art Museum
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• Cleveland Public Library
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090113120636/http://dept.kent.edu/museum/ Kent State University Museum]
• Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
• Progressive [https://www.progressive.com/about/art/ Art Collection]
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
• Stan Hywet Hall and GardensICA website [http://www.ica-artconservation.org/membership/membership.htm]. Accessed 2009-10-22

• Saul Steinberg’s mural of Cincinnati Cornwell, Lisa. "Museum to display artist's 1940s view of Cincinnati." [NE Ohio] News-Herald 17 June 2007
• Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hall of Architecture
• Indiana State Museum’s 92 County Walk Indiana State Museum [http://www.in.gov/ism/Newsroom/NewsReleaseArchive/92icons.aspx Press Release on Renovation]. Accessed 2007-08-01
• RagGonNon "Journeys" Quilt by Aminah Brenda Lyn Robinson at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
• Model Ship from Allen County Museum
• Joan Miró Mural from Cincinnati Art MuseumWashington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/16/AR2007061600611.html?tid=informbox Article on Cincinnati Renovations]. Accessed 2007-08-01
• Playhouse Square’s State Theater mural by James DaughertyVon Glahn, Michael. "Polishing Gems: Playhouse Square Center and Local Conservators Return James Daugherty's State Theater Murals to Their Original Splendor." Cleveland Magazine Oct 2003: 84-87.
• William Sommer's and Ora Coltman's murals in the Cleveland Public Library
• Restoring and conserving multiple murals from the Federal Art Project in the region.Chatman, Angela. "Saving Art from the Wrecking Ball: Effort Aims to Preserve Murals and Other Local Pieces in Valleyview Homes." Plain Dealer [Cleveland] 24 Dec 2004: B1, B10.Kline, Benjamin. "Mural from Old Dunbar Installed." Dayton Daily News 10 July 2004: B1.Tinsley, Jesse. "Bedford Cheers Return of Beloved Mural." Plain Dealer [Cleveland] 20 Aug 2003: B3.
• Stored a large portion of the Akron Art Museum’s collection during its renovation, doing conservation work on the sculpture "The Inverted Q" Shinn, Dorothy. "Query: where's 'Q'?" Beacon Journal [Akron] 12 Dec 2003: E1, E6.Tunstall, Arnold. "Akron Art Museum Paintings Get an 'Extreme Makeover." Akron Art Museum: Exhibitions and Events Dec 2004-Feb 2005: 4.

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• [http://www.ica-artconservation.org/ Intermuseum Conservation Association]
• [http://opc.ohionet.org/ Ohio Preservation Council]
• [http://www.preservecollections.org/ Regional Alliance for Preservation]
• [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/AFRmain.HTM Alliance for Response]

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