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After their recent rediscovery, the Wolsey Angels go through extensive conservation and preservation after being exposed to the elements on the gateposts of a stately home in England, perhaps for centuries

Conserving The Wolsey Angels

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Tipu’s Tiger (also Tippoo’s Tiger), c. 1793, Mysore, painted wood with metal fixtures © Victoria and Albert Museum, London — Nigel Bamforth, Senior Conservator, Furniture and Wood Conservation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, describes the condition of Tipu's Tiger and analysis of this unique object

Conservation: Tipu’s Tiger

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

A conservator at the V&A discusses new discoveries that have uncovered new information on their materials, techniques, history and provenance

Conservation: The Nasrid plasterwork collection at the ...

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

In 1866, the Victoria & Albert Museum commissioned an Italian plaster maker to journey to Spain to make a copy of a monument of Romanesque art. See how the museum takes care of it more than 150 years later.

Conservation: Cast of the Pórtico de la ...

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Contemporary art uses everything from latex and chocolate to live insects and computer software. Will it last?

Contemporary Art Conservation at Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum

by Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Object Conservation- Salisbury Cross (V&A) — Taken apart, cleaned, repainted, gilded, and finally reassembled, this ironwork cross took months to restore.

Object Conservation – Salisbury Cross

by Victoria and Albert Museum, London

In 2002, this iconic Renaissance sculpture fell onto the floor. Learn how conservators picked up the pieces.

The Conservation of Tullio Lombardo’s Adam

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art