Lessening the Loss: Investigating Cleaning Methods for Early Synthetic Dye Bleeding / Livi Andreini and Laura Maccarelli, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA; Ana Albano Serrano and Maarten van Bommel, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Discovering the “Unfinished”: Historical and Technical Study of a Late 18th-century Fabric Embroidered à la Disposition from The Costume Institute Collection / Margherita Barone, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA
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A Collaborative Renewal: A Weaver’s Journey with a Textile Conservator / Sarah Benson, National Museum of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mission Preservation: The Analysis and Treatment of an 18th-century Painted Silk Vestment from Mission San Luis Rey / Annabel Camp, Balboa Art Conservation Centre, San Diego, USA
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What Should We Do with a Damaged Sail? Conservation at the Crossroad of Tangible and Intangible Preservation / Clothilde Castelli, Museé du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris, France; Emmanuelle Cadet and Issa Dia, Alter Natives, Montreuil, France
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A Balancing Act: Navigating the Spectrum of Loss Compensation in Textile Conservation / Renée Dancause and Janet L. Wagner, Canadian Conservation Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Resumption and Revival: Filling a Fifty-year Research, Training and Exchange Gap at The Textile Museum / Maria Fusco, George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum Washington DC, USA
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Flexible Hydrogels: An Investigation into Possible Applications for Textile Conservation / Lois Glithero, The National Trust, Norwich, UK; Joanne Hackett, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Changing for the Better: Data-driven Dialogue to Manage Light Induced Color Change / Gretchen Guidess and Jacqueline Peterson-Grace, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, USA
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Collaborative Reparative Efforts to Address Lost and Context and Misinterpretation: Conservation and Presentation of pre-Hispanic Andean Textiles at the Krannert Art Museum / Stephanie E. Hornbeck, Kasia Szremski, Allyson Purpura, and Fioelle Lavado, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, USA
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From Studio to Stage to Display: Uncovering Hidden Stories with Ballet Russes Performance Costumes at the National Gallery of Australia / Michelle Hunter, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
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Archival Materials as Primary Source Evidence in the Conservation of Historic Costume / Sonia Kata, McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal, Canada
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Textile Conservation in Art School Education: Case Studies from the RISD Museum / Anne Rose Keefe and Jess Urick, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, USA
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Conserving Objects of Use: The Treatment of a Catholic Canopy and Other Case Studies for ICA-Art Conservation / Marika Kesler, Ethnographic and Asian Art Museums of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Unangax̂ Basketry: Conservation and Reconnecting with Community / Darian LaTocha, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Anchorage, USA; Sarah Owens, Interwoven Fibers LLC, Anchorage, USA
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History of Banff Centre Weaving Program and Impact on the Textile Arts / Mary-Beth Laviolette, Independent Art Writer and Critic, Canmore, Canada
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Carving Out the Past: Making Replica Buttons Using Traditional Techniques / Aisling Macken, National Maritime Museum, London, UK
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Weave Again After Death. Reweaving of Lacunae in a Pre-Hispanic Textile / Luisa Mainou, Judith Gómez, and Rocío Gaona, National Department for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico City, Mexico
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“Huangping Green”: Old Traditions with New Materials in Miao and Dong Costume / Gennifer Majors, George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington DC, USA
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Disguising Loss to Tell the Tale: The Reintegration of Damaged Images on Two Narrative Textiles / Bernice Morris, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
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Altering Alterations: The Identification and Treatment of Altered Regency Gowns (1795–1825) / Margaret O’Neil, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
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Going with the Flow: Using Paraprint as an Alternative for Wet Cleaning Fragile Textiles or Those with Water-Sensitive Elements / Emma Pattinson, Stella Gardner, and Yufei Xiang, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
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Documentation, Analysis and Treatment of Two Early 19th-century American Mourning Samplers / Lucinda Pelton, Megan Creamer, Isaac Facio, and Elizabeth Pope, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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To What Extent? The Wet Cleaning of Dominic di Mare’s “Promenade” / Nhat Quyen Nguyen, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
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Woven in the Archives: The Restoration of the Constantine Tapestries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1959–1964 / Sara Reiter, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
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Buckle Up and Enjoy the Show: A Restorative Approach to the Conservation of Historic Costume with Missing Fastenings / Jamie Robinson, Zenzie Tinker Conservation, Brighton, UK
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Approaches to the Stabilization of Beadwork / Miriam-Helene Rudd, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA; Kate Sahmel, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, USA; Laura Mina, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington DC, USA
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Preserving Palestinian Heritage: Creating a Textile Conservation Studio in the Occupied West Bank, A Palestinian Museum X Victoria & Albert Museum Collaboration / Katy Smith, V&A Museum, London, UK; Bara Bawatneh and Baha Jubeh, Palestinian Museum, Palestine
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Repair and Reuse: Adapting Previous Field Repairs for the Conservation of ‘Aubie’, Auburn University’s Iconic Sporting Mascot / Howard Sutcliffe, River Region Costume and Textile Conservation, Nashville, USA

The Controlled Humidification of Historic Textile Fragments and their Frame Mounting / Payton Becker, Penn State University, State College, USA
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Investigating and Testing Historic Methods for the Creation of Imitation Pearls / Savanna Crowther, Private Practice, Vancouver WA, USA
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The Case of Actress Carole Lombard’s Dress: A Transformed Dress that Must Return to its Original / Priscilla Alvarado Diaz, Museo de la Moda, Santiago, Chile
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Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Combining Techniques to Revive a Nineteenth Century Drum Cover / Jules Eckelkamp, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA; Kaylie Sagara, Preservation Arts, Oakland, USA
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Conservation of a Heat Damaged Acetate Naval Nurse’s Jacket: Substitutes, Sacrifices, and the Modern Uniform / Annalise Gall, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, USA
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A Ruff Reconstruction / Daisy Graham, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
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Removable Wool Infills for Chauncey Spencer’s Flight Suit Shearling Collar / Beth Knight, National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA
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Cocooning Transformation or Conserving Love and Death / Cora Lisbach, Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland
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Taking the Weight Off / Denise Kreiger Migdail, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA
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Treatment of Three Silk Parasols: Replication and Stabilization of Functional Composite Objects / Maeve O’Shea, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers Ferry, USA
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Conservation of Polyurethane-coated Textiles from the Apollo Space Program / Kayla Silvia, National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, USA
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Conserving Bearbie: A 120 Hour Treatment of a 1993 Gund Teddy Bear / Karri Vaughn, George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington DC, USA

The conference hotel is the Banff Centre Hotel. Please note that to receive the conference discount, reservations should be made prior to Thursday, August 14, 2025. After this date or once the room block is full, the link for booking hotel rooms will no longer work, and there will be extremely limited availability to book a room at the hotel.

Please use this link to review the room options, costs, and to receive the conference discount.

The address of the hotel is: 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1H5

The closest airport to Banff is Calgary International Airport, located two hours away from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Plan to arrive in Calgary during the day and take the shuttle in the daylight to appreciate the scenery! If you arrive at night, reserve a hotel in Calgary near the airport and make your way back to the airport in the morning to catch the shuttle (unless you really want to be in Banff first thing in the morning).

Our official transportation partner for this Conference is Banff Airporter. Receive a 15% discount on their daily shuttle service between the Calgary Airport and Banff Centre. Click Banff Airporter and then Book Now. Proceed through the reservation and type – NATCC2025 – in the "Promo Code" section on the final payment page to receive the discount. This special rate is valid for travel dates between September 12 and 22, 2025 if the reservation is made at least 1 week prior to the event start. The last departure out of Calgary International Airport is at 22:30 and the first departure out of Banff is at 05:00. There are 11 departures a day and the full schedule can be seen here. 

Each registered delegate staying off-site must pay a mandatory fee of 30 CAD per day to attend the conference at Banff Centre. This fee includes the use of Wi-Fi and onsite parking. You must choose this off-site residency fee when registering for the conference.

The nearest ROAM bus stop is at Banff High School, which is an 18–minute walk to the Banff Center.

The ROAM Transportation System also travels to Lake Louise and Canmore. The Banff Local Route 2 schedule can be found here.

There is an option of a very nice breakfast buffet, which must be reserved ahead of time. There will be an option to add this to your registration as a separate charge of 25 USD for the days of your choice. Please note that the Breakfast Buffet must be purchased by August 1.

There is a pastry and coffee kiosk in MacLab Bistro on the main floor of the Conference Centre which opens at 07:00 if people want to grab a muffin to go.

There are small refrigerators and coffee makers in the rooms.

On Wednesday and Thursday there will be a small snack and coffee break at 10:00am included with registration.

The lunch buffet is included with registration on the conference days (Wednesday and Thursday).

If you are attending a workshop on Monday and/or Tuesday at the Banff Centre, lunches will be included with workshop registration unless otherwise stated.

Dinner is on your own on Monday and Wednesday. 

The Keynote Lecture and Reception on Tuesday evening are included in Registration.

The closing banquet on Thursday is included in Registration.