Creating and conserving

The conservator's eye

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How do conservator's look at works of art? What do they see that we don't?

Painting

Tempera, oil, fresco, acrylics, enamel, watercolor — so many ways to paint, so little time!

Sculpture

Sculpture can be made of marble and other kinds of stone, wood, metal, or even rope (and the list goes on...).

Prints, drawings and manuscripts

Photographs

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Photographs changed the way we see the world, and digital photography is just the most recent development in photographic technology.

Ceramics and lacquer

Functional, and also beautiful — made by cultures around the world, for millennia.

Mosaic, metalwork and glass

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Roman and byzantine mosaics, medieval metalwork, and more.

Textiles

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Textiles don't often survive from long ago — but they were often considered more valuable than other art forms.

Frames

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Choosing a frame is more complicated than you might think.