Spring Cleaning- Preventive Conservation in Action
In the last six weeks you may have seen us working in the art galleries on the second floor. Myself,
Paintings
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13 Feb 2017
Introducing The New ICON Painting Conservation Intern
Hello, my name is Tor Skaaland and I have found my way to Barnard Castle and to The Bowes Museum
Let the Celebrations Begin…
On the 7th December we held our first public event to help celebrate our latest acquisition ‘St Luke Drawing the
The Unveiling of the Painting ‘St John the Baptist Before Execution’
The start of a conservation journey An exciting artwork has been brought to the Paintings Conservation Studio for investigation. This
The Tracks of My Tears
In recent months I have been strengthening my structural conservation skills in the studio working on two paintings with torn
Loans, Loans, Loans
Over the past few months in the studio most of our time has been spent preparing paintings for the Museum’s
Put the Dog in the Frame
It has been over a month since I last blogged about preparing the portrait of Josephine’s dog, Bernardine ready to
Give A Dog A Loan
In the conservation studio I am currently treating a painting [B.M.911] ready for it to go on loan in January
The Icon Interns Have Landed!
In the past few weeks we have waved goodbye to our first batch of Icon interns. Paul left us for
Operation Altarpiece: Project Overview
Work on the crowd funded project Art Happens to conserve and redisplay the 15th century Flemish altarpiece has now come to
Research and Restoration ~ Rupert’s Workshop
Last week I went to visit Rupert McBain in his studio with Alison Nicholson, the Project Fundraiser, and Rosie Bradford
The Passion Altarpiece – Laying the Problem to Rest
Once we had carried out a detailed examination of the painting (as described in a previous post), we could see quite
Investigating A Masterpiece
For my third post I want to tell you about the start of our work on the crowdfunded project to
Installing Julian Opie
I am now two months in to the internship, and have just about recovered from the various tours of the building and
Art Happens ‘Behind the Scenes Conservation’ Reward
Today donors received their reward for donating to our successful Art Happens campaign this summer which raised funds for the
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