Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 10–10:30 am.
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Conservators in Action
Monday, October 7, 2024
10:00 am–12:00 pm
10:00 am–12:00 pm
Conservation Center
Included with General Admission
Consolidation of flaking paint on two carved and painted architectural panels from a 19th-century Japanese building (likely a temple) using Isinglass, a pure form of sturgeon glue, to adhere the lifting surface material, led by Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, and associate objects conservator Emilie Tréhu, and assisted by Meghan Abercrombie, Gale R. Guild and Henry R. Guild Fellow for Advanced Training, and conservation interns Katherine Love, Patricia Navedo Garcia, and Lila Reid. Q and A session from 11:30 am–12 pm.
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2024-10-07 10:00:00
2024-10-07 12:00:00
Conservators in Action 10/07/2024 10am
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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America/New_York
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Watch conservators in action as they clean, stabilize, and prepare artworks for display. Learn how conservators care for the MFA’s collections by viewing work in progress through the glass windows of the furniture and frame conservation lab. At select times listed below, conservators will also be available to talk to visitors, introduce projects, explain the work, and field questions.
Free with general admission. No advance registration or tickets required. Assistive listening devices available upon request.
Meet in the Conservation Center
Take the elevator outside the Bookstore and Shop in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art to the third floor.
Assistive listening system
Wheelchair accessible
Past Dates and Times
Past Dates and Times
Monday, May 20, 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 11:30 am–12 pm.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 12:30–1 pm.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 1–1:30 pm.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 10–10:30 am.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator Emilie Tréhu. Q and A session from 2–2:30 pm.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator Emilie Tréhu. Q and A session from 2–2:30 pm.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator Emilie Tréhu. Q and A session from 2–2:30 pm.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 12:30–1 pm.
Monday, February 26, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Removal of dark tarnish from a pair of 17th-century Italian cabinets, richly decorated with coral, inlayed hardstone, tortoiseshell, and gold. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 12–12:30 pm.