Links to Photos from Angels Project at the American Philosophical Society
Photos by Alicia M. Bjornson Photos by Jason Church
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Read more »“>”The $25 Billion Art Move”, an article on the challenges and hazards of relocating a priceless collection of art works like that of the Barnes Foundation is accompanied by some practical information for individuals on handling and moving their own works of art.
Read more »As a fitting end to a conference full of great talks, Tiarna Doherty, from the J. Paul Getty Museum, wrapped up the final session of the joint PSG/RATS session at the annual meeting on Friday evening with an incredible talk about new developments in cleaning water-sensitive paintings. The project was a collaboration between herself and …
Read more »Where to begin? First let me start by saying, if you missed this presentation during the joint PSG/RATS session, then you should be sure to check out the paper in post-prints once available. The details and future potential of this research cannot likely be given its due justice in a short blog post, but I …
Read more »This paper shares a testing program that incorporated the use of phosphate solutions to create a mineral coating (hydroxyapatite) on stone to impart strength and durability. The project goal was to consolidate the surface of weathered stones (primarily calcareous stones were tested) to prevent loss from dissolution. Naidu shared that the idea of this testing program …
Read more »I found this to be a very inspirational and moving talk on many levels, in particular the exemplary collaborative nature of the projects described by Ainslie Harrison and Chuna McIntyre during the second day of the Objects Specialty Group session. Ainslie introduced the subject of ethnographic collection access and the changing nature of access as …
Read more »The first three talks in the Friday morning OSG session all dealt with the issue of finding a balance between preservation and access. In his talk titled “Tangible vs. Intangible Collections: The Journey of Two Objects”, Vinod Daniel, head of Cultural Heritage and Science Initiatives at the Australian Museum, demonstrated the ways in which he …
Read more »Just what does an ‘80s rock band have to do with conservation? Quite a bit, according to Claudia Chemello and Suzanne Davis, Conservators at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, who gave a talk titled: “Get Your Fieldwork for Nothin’ and Your Sherds for Free: Compensation for Archaeological Field Conservation.” The title refers to the Dire …
Read more »The afternoon OSG/ADG session began with a fascinating talk by Donna Strahan, Conservator in the Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, that very successfully demonstrated the importance of cooperation and flexibility in the preservation of cultural property. Donna began by introducing the site of Troy, where she has spent …
Read more »During the archaeological-themed session of the Objects Specialty Group, Emily Williams spoke about her experience with a critical issue for archaeological conservators: vast quantities of objects and limited storage space. I have been tangentially involved in decisions to rebury large architectural marble columns in situ at the Etruscan site of Poggio Colla, so I was …
Read more »The first session of talks for the Objects Specialty Group focused on archaeological materials. Fitting to the theme, Rae Beaubien opened the talk by picking up the headlamp near the computer (improvisation by the always-prepared Program Chair Sanchita Balachandran when the podium light was missing) and exclaimed “Oh good, there’s a headlamp!” Then she proceeded …
Read more »The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections have joined forces on the ultimate reference book for museum professionals: Health and Safety for Museum Professionals, edited by Catharine Hawks, Michael McCann, Kathryn Makos, Lisa Goldberg, David Hinkamp, Dennis Ertel, and Patricia Silence. …
Read more »Read an excerpt below of Ethical Principles and Critical Thinking in Conservation by Andrea Kirsh in her June 7, 2011 post on theArtBlog below and then follow the link to the full post. At the bottom of the ArtBlog post make sure you catch the interesting response by Ali Hyder Gadhi, Programme Officer (Conservation) Master Plan …
Read more »The 2011 AIC annual meeting Angels Project was at the American Philosophical Society. I had never been to the society so I was interested to see the space. The American Philosophical Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities, it was begun by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 and the archives contain a variety of …
Read more »Hamilton-Grange, the only home owned by Alexander Hamilton is a Federal Style country house. The current restoration is returning the home to the time period of 1802-1804. The firm Fallon & Wilkinson, LLC has been brought on to reproduce 28 pieces of federal furniture. The contract was also for the conservation of five of the …
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