Conservation Treatments
Conservation encompasses two fundamentals: to make the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections last as long as pos…
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Apollo Flaying Marsyas: bringing marble to life
Apollo Flaying Marsyas is one of two sculptures commissioned by Augustus the Strong from the sculptor Antonio Corra…
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Cleaning Theseus and the Minotaur
This historically and artistically important marble sculpture, Theseus and the Minotaur, completed in 1782 by the I…
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Alabaster conservation
Using the experience of the conservation of an alabaster figure, this article considers issues raised regarding its…
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Ethical considerations in the treatment of a Tibetan sculpture
What began as an investigation of the technical features and deterioration factors of the 14th century Tibetan scul…
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From first aid to fluorite: Identification of a rare purple pigment
The wooden polychrome panel, 260-1898, comprising the carved Nativity scene on the inside, and the panel painting M…
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Too big for his boots - Relocation of the Wellington Monument model
The British Galleries project has provided us all with an interesting range of objects, some with complex problems …
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The Artificial Patination of Bronze Sculpture
This research investigates the chemicals and techniques used in artificial patination and, more importantly, what h…
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The angel of annunciation
After initial examination of the Angel and its gradual disintegration, it became apparent that a more thorough cons…
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24th Annual Conference of Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property in Whitehouse, Yukon, 27-29 May 1998
The adventurer in me combined with the conservator when the Canadian Association for Conservation announced that they would be holding their annual conference in Yukon.
Teachers' resource: Museum conservation
This resource looks at conservation in the museum environment. It contains suggestions for activities that are adaptable for the Science and Design & Technology areas of the curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3.
The Train stops at Gloucester Road - Futures and Values in Conservation
For twenty years my journey to work on the London Underground ended at South Kensington. From here I walked a few hundred metres to the Natural History Museum where, in the Palaeontology Conservation Unit, I dealt with conservation problems great and small.
News from RCA/V&A Conservation
News from RCA/V&A Conservation
The Sherman Fairchild Center for objects conservation: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The internship within the department of Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York allowed me to develop my skills in a new and stimulating environment.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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Figured in Marble: The Making and Viewing of 18th-Century Sculpture
An authoritative account of 18th-century British sculpture, lavishly illustrated with works of art from the V&A and J. Paul Getty Museums, private collections and churches.
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Fri 29 June 2012 18:30
FRIDAY LATE: Explore the interplay between architecture and the visual arts. From the current pop-up phenomenon of temporary structures, to film, performance and sculpture.
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