Some of the objects we’ve treated in the conservation lab this summer have been pretty high-profile. In case I haven’t name-dropped Buffalo Bill enough yet, we’ve worked on both his […]
The Conservation Department
The conservation department works to preserve all the collections held at the Center and has become an international training center for young conservation and preservation professionals.
Elemental My Dear Proctor
This summer the conservation interns have had the wonderful opportunity to work on a research project, cataloging and interpreting data on Alexander Phimister Proctor’s bronzes. Proctor’s grandson Sandy Church and […]
Horsing Around at the Saddlery
If you are one of the many loyal followers of our conservation blog, you might remember that we’ve been working on two saddles here in the lab this summer. (If […]
The one with the Internship
As a pre-program Conservation student one is required to have around 400 hours of hands-on experience under the supervision of a professional conservator. The beginning of this year I spent […]
Functional Items as Museum Objects
A man saddles up his horse and rides over to the museum to donate an object. The object is not a painting or a bronze, but the saddle itself. When […]
Spit Cleaning: Conservation’s Dirty Little Secret
Conservation is a very scientific field; we work in a laboratory for a reason. We make sure to observe proper safety precautions, and our labs are equipped with fume hoods, […]
