Virginia Conservation Association
The Virginia Conservation Association (VCA) promotes the care and preservation of cultural materials. The VCA offers education and training for those involved in conservation and provides a forum for discussion of pertinent issues and new developments in the field.
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“Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.”
VCA members, please join us at Jamestown Settlement Museum on November 21, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 pm for a program that includes a tour of the traveling special exhibition Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design. Featured in the exhibition are over 70 costumes designed by two-time academy award winning designer Ruth E. Carter for movies such as Coming 2 America, Amistad, Black Panther, Selma and Roots. The exhibit offers insight into Carter’s imagination, immersive process, historical research and attention to detail. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 pm in the 2nd floor Presentation Hall followed by the program and tour at 6:00 pm which will highlight the process to prepare and install the costumes, and the collection management measures to care for them.