Lecture 42 - Jana Dambrogio

Jana Dambrogio and Wunsch Conservation Lab Staff

Overview

When the Department of Distinctive Collections at MIT Libraries began collecting new tarot decks produced by independent designers and artists, the staff working in the Wunsch Conservation Laboratory was met with a series of new housing and handling challenges. This talk will detail how those challenges were dealt with, and how the lessons learned can be applied to other aspects of collections care.

About the speakers

Emilie Hardman is the Head of the Department of Distinctive Collections at MIT Libraries. Jana Dambrogio is the Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator at the MIT Libraries, and works in the Wunsch Lab with Conservation and AI Assistant Nicole Araya, Conservation Assistant Laura Bergemann, Conservation Associate Ayako Letizia, and Preservation Assistant Jennifer Pellecchia. They are joined by Monicka Clio Sakki, a visual artist and tarot deck designer.