About WACC

The Williamstown Art Conservation Center (WACC) is a nonprofit regional conservation facility devoted to the preservation and conservation of cultural and historical materials. Located on the campus of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, in a building designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, WACC treats a full range of artworks and artifacts, from paintings, works on paper, sculpture and furniture to antiques, heirlooms and archeological objects. The Center serves museums, libraries, historical societies and archives, as well as corporations, independent art professionals and private collectors. WACC offers state-of-the-art scientific analysis, and can serve institutions as a consultant and partner on all aspects of collections care.
     The Center is the largest multi-disciplinary regional conservation center in the United States, and its home in the Clark’s 2008 Stone Hill Center offers one of the nation’s most sophisticated facilities. A staff of eighteen highly-skilled conservators and technicians have the capability to undertake projects of virtually any scale or level of complexity. The conservators at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center adhere to the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice as formulated by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC), the national membership organization of conservation professionals. Thorough written records and photographic documentation assure a permanent archive of information on all objects, enhancing monetary value, scholarly reference and the efficacy of future conservation.