This symposium took place on September 24-25, 2005. Participants included sculpture, paper, and photography conservators as well as a range of curators. The relationship between conservation, restoration, and meaning were discussed. Elizabeth A. Brown, Dana Cranmer, Carmen Gimenez, Peter Galassi, Laura Gorman, Roger Griffith, Francesca Herndon-Consagra, Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Henri Lie, Eric Lutz, Margo McFarland, Derek Pullen, Chantal Quirot were among the attendees.