Conservation Tools: Humidification and Suction Table
Conservators use a lot of different tools and equipment when treating objects and artwork in the lab. This blog post from us at the Ford Conservation Center will be ...
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Conservation Tools – Heat and Suction Table
Conservators use a lot of different tools and equipment when treating objects and artwork in the lab. This quarter’s blog posts from the Ford Center will be about ...
Conservation Tools – Fume Extraction
Conservators use a lot of different tools and equipment when treating objects and artwork in the lab. This quarter’s blog posts from the Ford Center have been about ...
Painting Nebraska Life
March is Women’s History Month so we’re highlighting mid-20th century Nebraska artist, Sara Green. The Ford Center has treated two of her paintings over the ...
The Mysteries of a Painting
Everyone likes a mystery. The painting in question certainly was. What had caused the white surface? Could anything be done? What lay beneath? The painting owners ...
Conserving Modern Art
Objects made by artists that are still living and objects made with modern materials both create interesting challenges and opportunities for ...
Beauty Behind the Grime
"The Most Beautiful Man in the World." The "reincarnation" of a Greek god. A suffragette's ideal man. "A gay camp icon." Paul Swan embodied all these ...
Securing a Civil War Era Sewing Kit
When collection objects are loaned from one museum to another for an exhibit, it is best practice for a condition report to be written before the object is sent away. ...
Bombs Away
During the early morning on August 16, 1943, residents of tiny Tarnov, Nebraska, were startled from their sleep by the sound of "bombs" falling on their town.
The ...
Treating Douglas County Field Notes
Paper Conservator, Hilary LeFevere, recently completed treatment on two record books of survey field notes for Douglas County, Nebraska. Both books were in need of ...
An Ounce of Prevention
One of the most important aspects of conservation is prevention. Preventive conservation is any measure that prevents or reduces the potential for damage. It often ...
America Birth Certificate
Everyone dreams of finding buried treasure. But imagine going to your local flea market and finding a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence. That’s just what ...
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