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...convey how bequests have impacted the Conservation department, as well as outline exciting plans for the future of conservation. Conservation is only one area of many where legacies have had,...
“My work exists in literal and metaphoric states of becoming and unfixity, and this deconstructive strategy aims to continually build, break down and rebuild.” Lotus Laurie Kang is known for...
Regardless of our individual interests, specialisms or training, I think we would all agree that for a conservation strategy to be successful it must be well informed. When dealing with...
...conservation practices based on green principles to spearhead the green revolution within conservation. The Conservation Department at The Courtauld will contribute to the development of preventive conservation for easel and...
...of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, the independent ceramics conservator Tiago Oliveira and freelance maiolica scholar Elisa Sani around the final stages of conservation of a tin-glazed jug made in Montelupo,...
...of the Conservation of Wall Painting Department, which he established with Sharon Cather. In 2001 David was a Visiting Professor in the History of Art, Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, and...
...University of Kent, Canterbury, Imperial College London and University College London. A series of inter-university conservation schemes was initiated several years ago to address The Courtauld’s object conservation needs whilst...
...in the conservation of modern and contemporary artworks, publishing on an innovative conservation treatment for Darren Almond’s Timescape 00.30 using agarose gels. She has also worked as a paintings’ conservator...
...to facilitate the wider adoption of greener practices in training programmes, thereby fostering a more environmentally conscious approach to cultural heritage conservation. Education PhD, History of Art, The Courtauld Institute...
Join renowned art dealer, historian, writer and broadcaster Philip Mould OBE in conversation with Aviva Burnstock (PG Dip 1984, PhD 1992), Professor of Conservation, The Courtauld, for an insightful discussion...
...continue this tradition and offer students an opportunity to present their research to members of the conservation world and further afield via the new online format. Organised by Postgraduate Conservation...