Thursday, June 14, 2018

A Tricolor in the canton of a Civil War National Color

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It's Flag Day, June 14, and there is interesting history to go with an artifact being conserved this summer at Spicer Art Conservation. ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Beware “Fake” Dust Masks and Respirators

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As part of a FEMA team deployed to Puerto Rico, Gwen is volunteering her conservation expertise this spring to cultural institutions that...
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Friday, May 18, 2018

Conserving the Details From a Poet's Life

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Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1914 A conservator's work often entails dealing with art and artifacts that span the spectrum from th...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Successfully Mounting Barkcloth with Magnets

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A few months ago I was fortunate to have a visit with Monique Pullan , a conservator of organic artifacts at the British Museum . I was inte...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Hands-on magnet experiments that look closely at particle size

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One of my local museums, MiSci , in Schenectady, New York, is a popular hands-on science oriented museum. During my last visit, I was greatl...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Conserving New York's Suffrage Wagon

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The journeys of historical artifacts often take many twists and turns; their stories become embellished and some undergo physical changes th...
Monday, March 5, 2018

When Water Strikes, It's a Freezer to the Rescue!

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Unusually warm temperatures last week have caused rivers and creeks in our area to swell, flooding low-lying areas. Earlier this winter the ...