AIC Blog Archives: Conservators Converse
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art hired a group of skilled Moroccan craftsmen who have experience in monument restoration to recreate a medieval Maghrebi-Andalusian style courtyard in its Islamic Art galleries. For two months, a reporter and a photographer from The New York Times observed and documented the craftsmen’s work. “History’s Hands”, a Times article raises … Continue reading “Some recent articles from the general press that are related to conservation”
Introducing, the Southeast Regional Conservation Association! David Goist, Conservator of Paintings (FAIC) and past President of SERCA was kind enough to offer us a glimpse into this fascinating guild: The major focus of Southeastern Regional Conservation Association, Inc. (SERCA) is to educate caretakers of cultural property and their communities about preservation as an ongoing responsibility, … Continue reading “Southeast Regional Conservation Association”
The U.S. National Park Service Museum Management Program is pleased to announce the publication of several new Conserve O Gram technical leaflets on the following topics: – How To Select Gloves: An Overview For Collections Staff – Care and Identification of Objects Made from Plastic – Preparing and Storing Geological Drill Cores – Digital Storage … Continue reading “New Conserve-O-Grams available online”
Tip #6: Attend conferences, lectures and workshops Like lab visits, attending educational events can teach you a great deal about conservation, as well as give you an opportunity to meet other conservators, scientists, artists, and museum professionals. Take a look at the calendars of local museums, galleries, universities and conservation guilds to find out what’s … Continue reading “10 Tips for Becoming a Conservator”
After eighteen months of analysis, conservation, and re-stabilization, the bronze statue of Apollo Saettante (Apollo as an Archer) from Pompeii will go on view at the Getty Villa from March 2 to September 12, 2011 in the exhibition Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze. Providing a behind-the-scenes look at this rare treasure, the special … Continue reading “Getty Villa to Present Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze”
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“The Right Stuff to Wear”, a New York Times Science Times article about the development of the design and function of U.S. spacesuits which reports on a November 2010 panel discussion on the subject at the National Air and Space Museum and gives notice of a spring 2011 Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition of full sized … Continue reading “Space Suits, Their Construction and Condition”
Tip #4: Begin assembling your portfolio early on I think the term “portfolio” can be confusing to beginning conservators because all of the graduate program websites refer to your portfolio as a collection of studio art (paintings, drawings, etc.). You will need to have photographs of your artwork and/or original pieces to bring with you … Continue reading “10 Tips for Becoming a Conservator”
From the New York Times, Dec. 2, 2010: Victorian theatergoers packed halls to watch canvases roll past. Entrepreneurs would ship paintings of exotic scenery hundreds of feet long to theaters nationwide, and stagehands, as if anticipating animated movies, would slowly reveal section after section of the “moving panoramas.” Pianists supplied uplifting music, and actors’ voice-overs … Continue reading “NYT reports on the treatment of the Dyer Library & Saco Museum’s ‘moving panorama’ by Williamstown Art Cons. Center”