Join student tour guides Paul Tamburro and Cecilia Zhou in conversation with two Conservation Fellows at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies: Ruby Awburn and Haddon Dine. As conservators, Ruby and Haddon work to preserve and protect the works in the Harvard Art Museums’ collection and the cultural heritage they embody. The Conservation Fellows discuss the history and practice of art conservation, explain the difference between conservation and restoration, and share some of their current and past projects! Use the timestamps below to navigate the different sections of the conversation: 1:00 - What is Conservation? 1:50 - Ethics of Conservation 3:20 - Changes Over Time and Space 6:10 - Surprising Techniques 7:35 - Material Looking 11:05 - Conserving Conservation? 13:25 - Intangible Aspects of Cultural Heritage TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Follow the Student Guides on Instagram @harvardarthappens: https://www.instagram.com/harvardarthappens/ + Join an upcoming tour via https://harvardartmuseums.org/calendar + Explore more fun virtual tours with our student guides:    • Virtual Tours & Chats with the Ho Fam...   + Discover more about Ruby Awburn’s ground breaking work on a modern Japanese painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO6fzu7EVbU --- The Ho Family Student Guide Program at the Harvard Art Museums prepares students to create original, research-based tours and interpretive materials about the collections. Rooted in the Student Guides' individual perspectives, each tour offers a unique, thematic viewpoint and opportunity for conversation. SPEAKERS: + Ruby Awburn, Richard I. Shader Fellow in Paintings Conservation, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums; + Haddon Dine, Objects Conservation Fellow, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums; + Paul Tamburro, Ho Family Student Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard College Class of 2022; + Cecilia Zhou, Ho Family Student Guide at the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard College Class of 2023. --- All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Recorded: July 7, 2021. Video: Paul Tamburro and Cecilia Zhou. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: Division of Academic & Public Programming. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.