University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California)

The University of California's, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will undertake a conservation project for approximately 1,800 quilts, pieced fragments, and textile object in its African American quilts collection. The collection contains works by more than 500 individual quilters and nine intergenerational families. Conservation work for the project will include treatments to remove microbial, mold and insect infestations, careful cleaning and drying, and rehousing of objects. As a result of the project, the quilts and related material from the collection will be preserved for future research, educational, and exhibition purposes.