January 14, 2010 – 5:11 pm
Congregation checks in with a funny photo and some great news.
December 28, 2009 – 4:21 pm
The Feast of Esther travels the globe with old friends and family and lives to tell the tale.
November 20, 2009 – 11:48 am
A love letter to our Golden Boy, from one of his admirers in the Conservation lab
September 24, 2009 – 4:15 pm
For our Golden Boy, the journey from the old Egyptian Gallery to the new building includes a visit to Conservation.
September 17, 2009 – 5:27 pm
Curators and conservators get a rare look inside an object from the Egyptian Collection.
August 26, 2009 – 4:19 pm
Conservator Perry Hurt describes traveling from Rome to Raleigh with a priceless altarpiece in tow.
Hard questions confront the curators when dealing with a prominent example of Judaic art.
I never tire of watching years of grime come off the surface of a painting. I’ve seen it many times, but it’s still magic.
I caught up with Conservation Technician Stacey Kirby in the galleries this morning, brush in hand, dusting the sculpture.
cw: How often do you dust the sculptures in the galleries?
sk: Every two weeks
cw: What is one of your favorite pieces to dust in the Contemporary Gallery?
sk: The Bob Trotman (Girl, 2003.1). It is a larger, uniquely-shaped [...]
Saturday May 9th was Art Day at the Museum. Art Day is generally held once or twice a year and allows the public to bring for curators and conservators to look at a maximum of three works of art about which they would like more information.
This year, curatorial study stations were set up in the [...]
