Guggenheim Museum Promotes Conservator Francesca Esmay, Establishes Conservation Mentoring Program

In an effort to raise awareness of museum conservation practices, the Guggenheim Museum in New York has promoted one of its longtime conservators and established a new mentoring program. Francesca Esmay is now the museum’s director of engagement, conservation, and collections care, a role that will include overseeing a newly established initiative called Mentoring Emerging Professionals in Art Conservation (MEPAC).
The MEPAC initiative will administer a 10-week, paid opportunity for three