Midwest Art Conservation Center

10/14/2026

Mia has three major works returning to view after extensive conservation treatment at MACC. These are all incredible projects! You can see them on view Minneapolis Institute of Art now.

All film credit to Mia and thank you for letting us share these projects!

10/01/2026

Our conservators here at MACC have recently done some conservation work for Galena & U.S. Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum. What an amazing project!

Day 5 of our first new museum move! 🖼️ Gronen
Guardian Fine Art Services installed Peace in Union along with other one-of-a-kind paintings! Once the painting was placed on the wall, Midwest Art Conservation Center touched up a few areas on the frame to give it the finishing touch.

Our next big move is in just 1.5 weeks, stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes updates! 👀✨

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Mia Announces Three Major Works Returning to View Following Extensive Conservation from Midwest Art Conservation Center. Read all about these incredible projects below!

Includes largest surviving cartoon by Guido Reni, a rare pier table by Piranesi, and a Flemish altarpiece unseen for more than 50 years Minneapolis—The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has recently completed conservation treatments on three major works of European art, now newly installed and on...

09/16/2026

Nice work, Megan!

✨ Conservation is underway! The Midwest Art Conservation Center is in Galena this week restoring the frame of Peace in Union!

This American treasure will soon have a new home in our new museum, and we’re thrilled to be part of bringing it back to life! 🇺🇸🎨

08/28/2026

This painting was victim to a flood and had fallen off its old stretcher by the time it arrived to MACC. It was stabilized, cleaned, and given a new stretcher. The areas of paint loss were filled and in-painted. What a lovely little painting it is 🏠☃️ It was painted by the client’s grandmother and has been conserved for future generations to enjoy!

08/12/2026

Our textile conservator, Beth, spent months working on an enormous Italian Renaissance tapestry for Minneapolis Institute of Art. You can read the full article describing the treatment on Mia’s featured exhibition page. Way to go, Beth!

08/12/2026

Our textile conservator, Beth, spent months working right to left, two feet at a time, restoring an enormous Italian Renaissance tapestry. Read all about this incredible project below!

July 28, 2026—Beth McLaughlin, senior textile conservator at the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) in Minneapolis, spent months working right to left, two feet at a time, restoring an enormous Italian Renaissance tapestry. It was rolled up lengthwise on a huge tensioner (an adjustable device ...

07/30/2026

During this large scale project the heavily discolored surface coatings were removed from Grant Wood’s “Corn Fields” murals. Areas with canvas inserts where previous utilities had been installed were retouched. These are just a few of the panels that make up the mural. You can see the full set of murals on display Sioux City Art Center 🌽

07/22/2026

Our staff received a tour of Hoċokata Ṫi and their incredible facility yesterday! Their cultural center and museum is located in Shakopee, MN and it’s a destination well worth exploring! 🌾☀️🦬