There is the most amazing guide created by Ellen Carlee, conservator at the Alaska State Museum designed just for this occasion: What's That White Stuff? https://alaskawhitestuffid.wordpress.com While focusing on Alaskan objects, it covers all ...
Please pass on the following to all mountmaking staff at your institutions (interested conservators are also encouraged to attend)! Don't forget to register for the upcoming International Mountmakers Forum conference (November 8-10, 2022) in Los Angeles, ...
Hello everyone, I'm reaching out as this past month, I've run into something peculiar among the art objects in storage. A wooden box meant to store Rebozos had a white substance on it that resembled fine grains of sugar throughout the interior. I pulled ...
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Who You Gonna Call? National Heritage Responders! When emergencies happen, one of the first questions we ask is: “Was anyone hurt?”; the second question is: “Was anything damaged?” Life safety will ...
It is often hard, in private practice to weigh the long-term benefits of professional development and training against time out of the studio and loss of billable hours. Yet, we know that gaining new skills, ...
From “ Securing an Afterlife for Public Art Isn’t Easy ," an article by Zachary Small in the July 12, 2022, issue of The New York Times , we learn that, in New York City, when a temporary public art commission ...
This interview is part of the Collection Care Network's (CCN) blog series, which features interviews with conservators and collection care professionals. The stories and insights shared in these interviews ...