Comprehensive conservation and preservation services.

We combine technical expertise with a commitment to preserving heritage. What can we do for you?

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Learn more about the impact of federal grant cuts on CCAHA and the region's cultural community.
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Preserving Collections

We help you determine the best ways to care for your collection.
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Providing Education

We present collections care training nationwide.

Join Us for CCAHA's Spring Open House

We're opening our doors and inviting you in! Join us on Wednesday, May 20 from 5:00–7:30 PM at 264 S. 23rd Street, Philadelphia for an evening behind the scenes at CCAHA. 

Building Preservation Capacity: New NEH-Funded Opportunities from CCAHA

In January, CCAHA was awarded a generous Preservation and Access Education and Training Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). 

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CCAHA Featured on WHYY's "You Oughta Know"

 

Go behind the scenes of our Philadelphia lab to see how our conservation and preservation teams work together to protect cultural heritage.

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Artifacts of Independence: Exploring the Physical Record of the Nation's Founding

Join us as we revisit Revolutionary-era primary documents and artifacts from our lab, uncover their hidden histories, and explore the conservation work it took to preserve them.

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