Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers.
Gallery Talk
Conservators in Action
Thursday, February 6, 2025
1:30 pm–3:30 pm
1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Conservation Center
Included with General Admission
Removal of yellowed varnish for a series of allegorical paintings by 17th-century Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier depicting the five senses as young boys, by Alice Limb, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Advanced Training. Q and A session from 2–2:30 pm.
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Conservators in Action 02/06/2025 1:30pm
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
Friday, November 17, 2023
Friday, November 17, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers. Q and A session from 3:30–4 pm.
Friday, November 3, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers. Q and A session from 1–1:30 pm.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers. Q and A session from 1–1:30 pm.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Retouching of the areas of loss on this panel painting by assistant paintings conservator Rachel Childers. Q and A session from 1–1:30 pm.