Awards

AIC-Heritage Preservation Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections
Recognizes an organization that has been exemplary in the importance and priority it has given to conservation concerns and in the sustained commitment it has shown to the preservation and care of cultural property.

CAA-Heritage Preservation Award for Distinction in Scholarship and Conservation
Recognizes an outstanding contribution by one or more persons who have enhanced the understanding of art through the application of knowledge and experience in conservation, art history, and art. Nominations will be accepted for the 2011 award through August 31, 2010.

Heritage Defender Award
Presented to individuals whose nationally significant contributions to preserving cultural heritage are extraordinary. It is not an annual award, but one that is presented only when merited. It has been presented four times in thirteen years.