Melissa Conn, Director of the Venice Office of Save Venice, will visit Houston to share an insider’s look into Save Venice’s latest conservation priorities, recent triumphs, and ongoing projects in Venice and the Veneto. Lecture highlights will include updates on Save Venice’s Women Artists of Venice program; insights into the restorations of works by famed artists Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese; and an overview of past Save Venice restorations that are of particular importance.

Hosted by Conservation Patron Council Representatives Randa and K.C. Weiner. Reception to follow.

Melissa Conn is the Director of the Venice office of Save Venice and has been with the organization since 1989. With 36 years of experience in the field of Venetian art history and restoration, Melissa oversees all of the organization’s conservation projects in Venice and is responsible for Save Venice’s “Women Artists of Venice” conservation track. Conn regularly gives lectures in Italy and the United States on Save Venice’s projects. A long-time resident of Venice, she was born and raised in Ohio, and earned her B.A. in Art History from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

*This lecture will be free and open to the public but space is limited. Current members receive priority: Join or Renew

RSVP to Erika Meyers (emyers@iccchouston.com)