History and stylistic development of gelatin silver developing out paper, The Photographic Materials Group (PMG) of the American Institute of Conservation, Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado April 21-24, 2008.
Museum of Fine Arts, Friends of Photography Event, Behind the Scenes with Paul Messier, May 3, 2008.
With colleagues from Harvard University, Paul Messier will participate in a panel discussion entitled "A New Methodology for Surveying Photograph Collections" at the Society of American Archivist's annual meeting in San Francisco, August 30, 2008.
News
The March 2008 issue of ARTnews profiles the studio’s reference collection and work characterizing photographic prints. “The advances will reduce fraud, influence the marketplace, and even revise art history.”
New York Times Style Magazine calls Paul Messier "The man when it comes to paper and photograph restoration," December 2, 2007.
Consultation with the State Hermitage Museum, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, begins with opening seminar in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 24, 2007.