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In addition to working directly on objects, conservators spend a lot of time researching the materia
If you visit the museum this summer, you may notice a conspicuous absence in the 5th Floor American 
Last week, the extensive previous restoration of the museum’s Han Tomb Tower was discussed. The wide
In preparation for its display in Jeffrey Gibson: When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks at Brook
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the technical study of the coffin Pa-seba-khai-en-ipet, which came to
When working with living artists, one never knows exactly what to expect. This was the case with the
This Han Tomb Tower dates to between 25 B.C.E – 220 C.E. Objects such as these were placed in tombs
The Brooklyn Museum collection includes twelve monumental alabaster reliefs from the Northwest Palac
This fragment of a bowl is dated to the 12-13th centuries and may be Egyptian or Syrian in origin. I
During an object’s use or as a result of archaeological burial, objects, particularly ceramics can b
A team of objects and paintings conservators in the Brooklyn Museum Conservation Lab have been worki
Over a year ago, our conservators began examining some of our ancient Egyptian portrait panel painti
You may have seen this egúngún masquerade dance costume several years ago when it was exhibited in D
Last month on Tumblr, we gave a behind-the-scenes look at the Brooklyn Museum’s Mesoamerican objects
Conservators at the Brooklyn Museum examined and analyzed the fabric in this egúngún masquerade danc
Conservators are interested in what surrounds art objects. So, what surrounds them? Cases and crates
When the frame for Walter Brackett’s Trout (1867) was undergoing extensive treatment in preparation
This frame and its companion painting, Trout (1867) by Walter Brackett, are currently undergoing tre
Joseph Kosuth’s, 276 (On Color Blue), went on view at the Brooklyn Museum soon after it’s acquisitio
Paper conservators often employ the use of transmitted light during the examination of works on pape
What goes up must come down. Sometimes what comes down must be carefully organized and housed for lo
How do museum records help conservators take care of objects? This ancient Egyptian Battle Axe with
Conservation has been preparing custom mannequin forms for some newly added costumes in the exh
Conservators use scientific instrumentation to examine and analyze artworks to determine how they we
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