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2/25/2021
Our paintings conservator has started to clean the varnish from this painting by Edmund Tarbell.
2/11/2021
22 pairs of women’s shoes from the 1950s are being prepared for an appearance in the galleries.
2/4/2021
The lab is full of architectural stones as we get ready to reinstall our Nabataean galleries.
1/28/2021
This life size painting by 19th century American artist, Thomas Satterwhite Noble, is a recent acquisition.
1/21/2021
Last week our paper conservator visited the Contemporary Arts Center downtown to deinstall the museum’s Panorama of the Procession.
1/7/2021
This bowl, from Iraq, is a beautiful example of lusterware. Luster is an iridescent effect produced by metallic oxides in the overglaze.
12/3/2020
This bedspread is getting "ready for her close-up."
11/19/2020
This stone relief dates to 883-859 BCE and depicts a divine figure wearing a horned headdress.
11/12/2020
A heavy layer of grime covered the surface of the thin wood panel and the remains of paint.
10/22/2020
This week in objects conservation we return to the 1920’s Paul Theodore Frankl mirror. The aluminum leaf on the base and frame is easily abraded and during its use, suffered from normal wear and tear.
10/15/2020
While the paintings conservation studio is under renovation, we thought you might like a look at an example of the choices that conservators can face.
9/24/2020
This ceramic lion has been in the lab getting ready for an upcoming gallery rotation, meaning when a group of works from our permanent collection are ‘rotated’ onto view in a gallery.
9/17/2020
Along with many other areas of research, conservation scientists test the materials that conservators use in treating works of art.
9/10/2020
An amazing transformation took place this summer in the Paper Lab.
8/20/2020
This large decorative mirror was designed by Paul Theodore Frankl in the late 1920’s.
8/13/2020
Conservation of “The Swing” by Nicolas Lancret is moving along.
8/6/2020
In celebration of his 133rd birthday, let’s take a closer look at Duchamp’s intaglio print of a cubist-style coffee grinder currently undergoing conservation in the Paper Lab.
7/30/2020
A bird's eye view in the textile conservation lab workbench this week brings us these pajama bottoms and a little of the mid-conservation chaos that goes into making them look their best.
7/22/2020
The objects conservation lab is happy to welcome summer intern Nicole Schmidt, a graduate student from the Garman Art Conservation Department at SUNY Buffalo State in her third year of training.
7/16/2020
These days, our paintings conservator is working on a painting that, as you can see, is long overdue for cleaning.
7/9/2020
This year the Cincinnati Art Museum is again supporting the Contemporary Arts Center by lending a book to their newly opened exhibit, “Tania Candiani: Sounding Labor, Silent Bodies”.
7/2/2020
Want to store your treasured fashion objects safely at home? If your objects are safe to hang, you can make your own padded hangers.
6/25/2020
This week in objects conservation we are working on a 18thC Chinese lacquer table with shell inlay.
6/18/2020
Staff members have been very active in the museum galleries for the past month. One of the cases that was due for its regular rotation is the hanging scroll case in Gallery 138.
6/4/2020
It’s working! In the textile conservation lab this week, our textile conservator has been working on preparing this silk dress for an upcoming exhibition.
5/28/2020
This week in Objects Conservation we are outside with Pinocchio!
5/21/2020
Here’s a conservation treatment that has continued during the stay-at-home period for our paintings conservator.
5/14/2020
Our paper conservator has not been in the lab since March, but she is still working on the collection.
5/7/2020
This padded headboard insert has a doppelganger. It is being prepared for an exhibition next year and came to the textile conservation lab for treatment.
4/30/2020
Did you know that one of the most important parts of conservation is keeping a detailed and thorough record of every treatment?