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Kate studied paper conservation at Camberwell College of Arts, London (1984-88) specialising in the conservation of library and archives. After graduating she worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and...
...Wieser Verlag, 2010), 305-13 ‘Udabno Monastery in Georgia: The innovation, conservation and reinterpretation of art in the Middle Ages’, Iconographica. Rivista di iconografia medievale e moderna 7 (2008), 23-43 (with...
Graeme Barraclough completed a first degree in Art History and Architecture at the University of East Anglia in 1987. After gaining one year’s experience in conservation by volunteering at the...
...Himalayas and other related regions, with special attention paid to religious domains in Bhutan and Tibet. Her research explores painting technology, deterioration processes, conservation treatments, and the sociocultural survival of...
...them. You will find a gallery images at the bottom of this page. The Conservation project The conservation studio at English Heritage has collaborated with the Courtauld Institute of Art...
...Term ends July 2027 Academic Staff: Clare Richardson Clare Richardson is a senior lecturer in Conservation at The Courtauld. Since 2024 Clare has been the Head of Conservation, having previously...
...knowledge in modern and contemporary art history at The Courtauld. Conservation The Courtauld is one of the leading centres in the world for education and research in conservation. Explore our...
...of the Heian and Kamakura periods negotiated the challenges of maintaining, repairing, and reusing their icons. The first part examines ritual instructions preserved in medieval collections that emphasize the conservation...
...electronic and structural properties of molecules and inorganic materials, spectroscopic properties, and characterization of archaeological and art-historical artifacts. Organised by Dr Austin Nevin (Head of Department of Conservation, The Courtauld)....
Introduction: A ‘cope’ that wasn’t – the power of conservation My introduction begins with a brief story that might raise a smile – or at least an eyebrow – not...
...conversations Sarah MacDougall (Director of Ben Uri) and Aviva Burnstock (Professor of Conservation at The Courtauld) will kick off by discussing their past collaborative technical and art-historical study of paintings...
