Into the Stacks: The Art Doctor Is In
Date: Friday, May 5, 2023
Time: 7–9pm
Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue
How do you care for one of the largest university art collections in the country? Led by Bookleggers Library director Nathaniel Sandler and featuring Silvia Manrique, The Wolfsonian's collections manager/conservator, this evening is all about conservation and the techniques that keep even century-old objects in top shape. We'll take you back through museum anecdotes and before-and-after treatment examples, and present a live paper-cleaning and repair demonstration—a glimpse at one of the many processes, beyond polishing the silver, that goes into caring for the vast range of objects that we hold.
This program is presented in conjunction with Sandler's Knight Foundation-funded project, Crypt Cracking.
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