page_title: White House Office of the Curator
hierarchical_section_title: White House Office of the Curator
caption_attribution_description: English: Conservation of a bust of Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1751–1801). Location: the China Room.
context_page_description: The White House Office of the Curator is charged with the conservation and study of the collection of fine art, furniture and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the White House as an official residence and as an accredited historic house museum.
  The office began in 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy while First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the restoration of the White House. The office is located in the ground floor of the White House Executive Residence. The office, headed by the curator of the White House, includes an associate curator, an assistant curator, and a curatorial assistant. The office works with the chief usher, the Committee for the Preservation of the White House and the White House Historical Association.
  The most recent White House curator is Lydia Tederick, appointed in 2017.
  Previously it was William G. Allman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and retired in June, 2017.
context_section_description: The White House Office of the Curator is charged with the conservation and study of the collection of fine art, furniture and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the White House as an official residence and as an accredited historic house museum.
  The office began in 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy while First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the restoration of the White House. The office is located in the ground floor of the White House Executive Residence. The office, headed by the curator of the White House, includes an associate curator, an assistant curator, and a curatorial assistant. The office works with the chief usher, the Committee for the Preservation of the White House and the White House Historical Association.
  The most recent White House curator is Lydia Tederick, appointed in 2017. 
  Previously it was William G. Allman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and retired in June, 2017.
caption: A marble bust of George Washington by sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi (1751–1801) receives conservation work in the China Room.
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