Category Archives: Conservation

From Stacey’s Kitchen

March 25, 2010 – 5:40 pm

Stacey cooks up a new “mummy” for our Golden Boy.

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Follow Our Journey: Congregation in a Box

January 14, 2010 – 5:11 pm

Congregation checks in with a funny photo and some great news.

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Follow Our Journey: The Feast Family Reunion

December 28, 2009 – 4:21 pm

The Feast of Esther travels the globe with old friends and family and lives to tell the tale.

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Dearest Golden Boy

November 20, 2009 – 11:48 am

A love letter to our Golden Boy, from one of his admirers in the Conservation lab

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Golden Boy: A Conservation Conversation

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.

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A Trip to the Doctor for Our Mummy

September 17, 2009 – 5:27 pm

Curators and conservators get a rare look inside an object from the Egyptian Collection.

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Chaperoning Giotto

August 26, 2009 – 4:19 pm

Conservator Perry Hurt describes traveling from Rome to Raleigh with a priceless altarpiece in tow.

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Mending Wounds in the Judaic Collection

July 23, 2009 – 2:01 pm

Hard questions confront the curators when dealing with a prominent example of Judaic art.

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Cleaning Sargent

July 14, 2009 – 11:21 am

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.

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What is dust?

June 19, 2009 – 10:31 am

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 [...]

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