Join LCCHP for our first lunchtime cultural heritage webinar as we discuss the efforts of the Smithsonian Institution to support the U.S. cultural heritage Policies. 

The webinar will provide an overview of the Smithsonian Institution’s activities in support of U.S. policy to help protect and preserve cultural heritage around the globe. In this session, a panel of specialists from the Smithsonian will present overviews and case studies of Smithsonian work before, during, and after situations involving cultural heritage at risk and discuss the law governing these activities.

Speakers: 

Dawn V. Rogala, Ph.D., Conservator / Program Manager Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute

Cori Wegener, Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative

Bill T. Billeck, Ph.D., Program Manager, Repatriation Office, National Museum of Natural History

Jackie Swift, Repatriation Manager, National Museum of the American Indian