Free Virtual Public Program Tuesday October 20, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:15 PM

Scott Haskins of Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory

Preserving Your Precious Memories

Event Description:

Scott Haskins will present a multimedia presentation about techniques to preserve your historical photographs and documents. Participants will receive downloadable eBook(s) with guidance for preserving family heirlooms.

This is the second of two lectures by Scott Haskins. Click here to learn about the first event.

Participants Must Register in advance for this meeting:

https://4cd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcof-qoqDsrHtY5jUXoqgCMi4RnkOGEI1vg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

About the Speaker

Scott M. Haskins graduated in 1978 from the Italian government (Lombardy Region – ENAIP) 3 year master?s degree level painting conservation program run in conjunction with the Istituto Centrale del Restauro (ICR) in Rome.

Between 1978 and 1984 Mr. Haskins established the painting conservation laboratory at Brigham Young University, in Utah, USA which also served the historical collection of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they prepared to build two art museums.

In 1986, Mr. Haskins established Fine Art Conservation Laboratories (FACL) in Santa Barbara, CA where they presently provide professional painting conservation services over a wide geographical region. FACL is also recognized and well known nationwide and internationally for art restoration work on murals. They consult on damaged art issues as an expert witness for the Los Angeles court system and for insurance companies, nationwide. FACL has a specialized division of disaster response services for art related items (wildfires, house fires, floods and mud slides, earthquakes etc).

He is the author of the best-selling book series, Save Your Stuff, collection care manuals for collectibles, heirlooms, family history items and is a speaker internationally on the subject. He is also the author of several blogs and has a presence on several social media sites. He often uses these assets to help small museums, foundations and historical sites fundraise.

Posted by Melinda McCrary 02/28/2019 Museum News, Richmond History No Comments

Bubbe Reads Story Time with a Jewish Granny (2/18/19)

Fun was had by all at the story time with a Jewish granny event!

This special out of school time event took place on President’s Day as part of the Pioneers to the Present: Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County exhibit series.

Posted by Melinda McCrary 01/20/2018 No Comments

Richard Rothstein & the Color of Law

Richard Rothstein & The Color of Law

Saturday January 20, 2018 | 2-4 PM | Free

Richmond City Council Chambers 440 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, Ca 94804

The Richmond Museum of History and the Richmond Public Library are proud to present renowned author Richard Rothstein who will be speaking about his recent book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Liveright, May 2017).

Although this event is FREE, we respectfully request you RSVP so we can anticipate the crowd size for this event.

Please RSVP here?https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richard-rothstein-the-color-of-law-tickets-41720558313

In?The Color of Law?(published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America?the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife?is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.

For? more information, contact Angela Cox at (510) 620-5516 or melinda@richmondmuseum.org.

Richard Rothstein?is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a fellow at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley).