Joseph Sembrat has been immersed in the conservation field for over three decades. He was a co-founder of one of the country’s leading historic art, artifacts, and architecture preservation firms, Conservation Solutions, Inc., which was acquired in 2018 by EverGreene Architectural Arts. In addition to his roles as VP of Conservation and Principal Conservator, Joe oversees the procurement and development of west coast projects and manages client relationships throughout the project life cycle.
Over his wide-ranging conservation career, Joe has completed significant projects that benefited from his broad understanding of materials. Select projects include: the treatment of artifacts salvaged from the R.M.S. Titanic wreck site; two Saturn V rockets; and the conservation of sculpture collections for the City of Dallas and the University of California. Joe guided EverGreene’s restoration of LA Union Station, our decorative painting and finishes work at LA’s Tower Theatre, and metal and wood refinishing at the Travis County Courthouse. He has been certified by the Laser Institute of America and was involved in laser ablation of both the U.S. Capitol and Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.
An accomplished author and presenter, Joe continuously conducts research, publishes papers and speaks on preservation topics with special focus on the latest industrial research and its applicability to conservation treatments.
Joe holds a M.S. in Historic Preservation from Columbia School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and a B.A. in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), and holds active memberships in the Association of Preservation Technology (APT) Western Chapter, the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP);,and the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators (CAPC.)
The Association for Preservation Technology International Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA, USA, October 2001 Author and Speaker: Joseph Sembrat The Barnard Statuary Group is located at the main entrance to the…
The Conservation of a 17 Ton Section of the Hull Recovered from the RMS Titanic Wreck-site and an Evaluation of the Treatment Three Years Later APTI Conference, Portland, ME, September…
Conservation of Large-Scale Metal Artifacts Authors: Justine Posluszny Bello, Patricia Miller, Mark Rabinowitz, Joseph Sembrat The conservation of large-scale metal artifacts presents many challenges, the least of which is size.…
Outside the Canon: A Review of Unique Approaches to Stone Conservation 12th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone Columbia University, New York, NY Authors: Justine Posluszny Bello,…
Treatment for Fountains in Tropical Environments Fountain conservation involves treating historic elements within an active, public environment whose operational needs may directly conflict with those of the preservation of the…
Published by the Smithsonian EverGreene is proud to announce the publication of a new volume of “Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation” series that brings together papers presented at the first-ever…
