Rebecca White
M.A.C. Candidate
Art Conservation Program
Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Artifacts
Areas of Interest: archaeological material, modern historical artifacts, non-destructive instrumental analysis, cultural heritage site preservation
Rebecca graduated from the University of Toronto in 2024 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology. During her undergraduate degree, she took on a work study placement as an archaeological lab assistant in the Wadi Ziqlab laboratory, where she assisted in the organization of a lab space, the digitization of archaeological records, and performed ceramic reconstructions. In the summer of 2023, Rebecca participated in a five-week long excavation in the Lower Galilee site of Huqoq, where she assisted with the conservation of Byzantine mosaic floors. That same summer, Rebecca had the privilege to begin a 10-month conservation internship at the Royal Ontario Museum in the Ceramics, Stone, and Glass lab. Rebecca’s background in archaeology provides her with a strong foundational knowledge of cultural heritage, which lends itself to her future career in conservation.