The Mission of the Williamstown Art Conservation Center, a non-profit institution, is to protect, conserve, and maintain the objects of our cultural heritage; to provide examination, treatment, consultation, and related conservation services for member institutions, and for other non-profit organizations, corporations and individuals; to conduct educational programs with respect to the care and conservation of works of art and objects of cultural interest;to participate in the training of conservators, to promote the importance of conservation and increase the awareness of the issues pertinent to collections care; and to conduct research and disseminate knowledge to advance the profession.