National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

Since its founding in 1994, NCPTT has awarded over $7 million in grants for research that fulfills its mission of advancing the use of science and technology in the field of historic preservation.

[2] NCPTT labs include a unique environmental chamber that allows researchers to test the effects of pollutants on cultural materials.

To facilitate preservation technology research, NCPTT maintains a broad partnership base that includes National Park Service sites; other federal agencies; state and tribal historic preservation offices; universities; private corporations; and local, state, national and international non-profit organizations.

NCPTT's website and publications enable the National Center to deliver the latest news about preservation technologies to a variety of audiences.

[1] The National Center develops and conducts seminars and workshops nationwide on topics like cemetery monument conservation.

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NCPTT offices are located in Lee H. Nelson Hall, a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places