One of my favorite online exhibits about preservation is from the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University – in 2006 some major Chinese vases on exhibit were destroyed during an incident involving a museum visitor and the website shows how they were put back together:
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/gallery/chinesevases/
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Hello listers,
I’m interested in examples of museums and archives that have exhibited preservation and/or active conservation treatments. By that, I mean placed the actual processing or treatment “on display” – either physically or virtually – and included collections staff and conservators. Can anyone cite such a project and preferably provide a url?
NMAH’s Star Spangled Banner project comes close – but the actual treatment process was not on display. The California Academy of Sciences Project Lab is an example of what I’m seeking - http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/projectlab/.
Thanks everyone!
-Karen
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