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Caring for Your Collections: Textile Conservation Tips
Textiles are more than just fabric; they weave together the stories of…

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Caring for Your Collections: Caring for Your Family’s Gravestones
This edition of Caring for Your Collections blog posts comes from Binh-An…

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Caring for Your Collections
Whether they are tracking pests, finding poison books, fixing a broken porcelain…

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A Feather in Her Cap
Thousands of hours of work have been reverently spent preparing Winterthur’s new…

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Conservation Clinic
September–April Select Thursdays | 1:00–4:00 pm Presented by Winterthur Museum and the…

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Objects Conservation
The Objects Conservation Lab is responsible for the care of more than…

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Paintings Conservation
The Paintings conservator is responsible for the care of more than 380…

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Textiles Conservation
Textile conservators at Winterthur are responsible for about 20,000 objects such as…

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Furniture Conservation
The Furniture Conservation Lab cares for and treats about 9,000 pieces of furniture…

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Paper Conservation
Paper conservation cares for almost 5,000 prints and drawings, including some of the…

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