by Cincinnati Art Museum
12/14/2023
Renovations, Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, Beyond Bollywood, Georgia O’Keeffe, The Two Sisters, Roberto Lugo, ArtsWave, Creating Connections, Jain Shrine, Art Bridges, Charles White, Black & Brown Faces, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass, Year in Review
Join us as we look back on our noteworthy milestones and accomplishments of the past year.
by Kelly Rectenwald, Objects Conservator
9/14/2023
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
If you’ve been following our Conservation blog posts, you may have seen several updates as we carried out treatment over the past two years.
by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator
5/18/2023
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
The treatment on our Jain Shrine is (finally!) nearing completion!
by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator
2/23/2023
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
While cleaning and conserving our Jain shrine, we discovered several layers of paint from different periods of its history. The carved wooden designs would have been repainted several times during its use as a devotional object.
by Kelly Rectenwald, Associate Objects Conservator
1/26/2023
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
We are working on conserving a new piece of the shrine—which is cleaning up very well—revealing beautiful bright red and yellow pigments underneath the coating.
by Conservation
11/17/2022
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
This week in objects conservation: Almost 12 months from when we first started the treatment, half of the Jain shrine has been conserved, and a new batch of pieces has moved into the lab to begin treatment.
by Conservation
7/28/2022
CAMConservation, Jain Shrine, Reveal, objects conservation, behind the scenes
This week in objects conservation: We have finished coating removal and cleaning of one of the 44 pieces of our Jain Shrine!
by Conservation
4/7/2022
behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine
This week in objects conservation: We take another look at the progress being made on our 17th C Jain Shrine.
by Conservation
3/10/2022
behind the scenes, CAMConservation, Jain Shrine, objects conservation
This week in objects conservation: another large architectural object has entered the conservation lab!
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