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Blog: Conservation

Books and Library Material Conservation
This conservation lab is responsible for the care of collections in the Winterthur…

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Photographic Documentation
Documentation is part of every conservation assessment or treatment. Photographic documentation—the creation…

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Lighting Specialists
Because the energy from fluorescent lamps, visible light, and sunlight causes chemical…

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Bright Red or Scarlet?
Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands:…

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Fifty Years of Remarkable Science
Did you know that Winterthur might have saved Lady Liberty from ruin? That it…

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Caring for the Collections at Winterthur – Paintings Conservation
Introduction: Care and precautions to take when working with museum artifacts

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Caring for the Collections at Winterthur – A Paugussett Basket
Introduction: Care and precautions to take when working with museum artifacts

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Care in Handling: Tall Case Clocks
Introduction: Care and precautions to take when working with museum artifacts

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Care in Handling, Chapter 6, Furniture and Wooden Objects
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Care in Handling, Chapter 5, Paintings
Introduction: Care and precautions to take when working with museum artifacts

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