Brodsky Series Welcomes Expert for Map Conservation Lecture
Heather Hendry, senior paper conservator at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, will present at 网爆门 Libraries鈥 annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation. Hendry鈥檚 hybrid lecture, titled , will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 3鈥4:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons (Bird Library Room 114) and on Zoom. Registration is required for the Zoom webinar and is encouraged for in-person attendees. Interested attendees can .
A on Dacron lining maps will be held the following day, Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 9:00 a.m.鈥5:00 p.m. on the 6th floor of Bird Library in the Antje Bultmann Lemke Seminar Room and the Joan Breier Brodsky 鈥67, G鈥68 Conservation Lab. The workshop is limited to 15 people, and advance registration is required. To register for the workshop, please email Max Wagh, SCRC administrative coordinator, at mlwagh@syr.edu.
All events are free to attend and open to the public.
The annual is endowed through a generous gift by William J. 鈥65, G鈥 68 and Joan 鈥67, G鈥68 Brodsky. The series features prominent library conservators that promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory, practice and application among wide audiences, both on campus and in the region.
Hendry specializes in challenging conservation treatments of works of art on paper of all eras. Current projects include conservation of Jacob Lawrence鈥檚 Toussaint L鈥橭uverture paintings; early maps and founding documents of the United States; and a collection of Civil War drawings. She teaches conservation treatment techniques to other conservators, including a 鈥淏lackened Lead White鈥 workshop, and has presented and published internationally on conservation of iron gall ink, lead white pigments, historic maps, Asian screens and pressure sensitive tape.
She studied conservation at Queen鈥檚 University in Canada, and she has worked as a conservator at the Canadian Conservation Institute, the Yale Center for British Art, the Harvard University Weisman Center and in private practice.聽 She is a fellow and a professional member of the American Institute of Conservation and will be co-chairing the Art on Paper Discussion Group on 鈥淲ashing鈥 at the 2026 AIC Meeting.
