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  • 1.  Caring for oil on Canvas Art works

    Posted 20 days ago

    Good Morning All, I am new here and forgive me for this elementary question.  However, I am older and what I believed over 25 years ago may not be true today. 

    I am the senior curator at a Heritage museum and we have a few works that we have on display permanently.  

    They look for I do keep them out of direct sunlight.  But, any ideas on the Betsch way to conserve these Art pieces. 

    All ideas or welcomed an appreciated.

    In Christ Holy Service, Lt. Helen



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    Lt Helen Hart
    Senior Curator
    Early 20th Century Christian Negro Women
    Washington
    United States
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  • 2.  RE: Caring for oil on Canvas Art works

    Posted 19 days ago
    There is basic literature out there for you to read that would help you. Here is a start:


    US National Parks wrote conserve-o-grams (although it lacks on paintings): https://www.nps.gov/subjects/museums/conserve-o-grams.htm

    CCI (Canadian Conservation Institute) also wrote a bunch of notes (about paintings) and look at the preventive conservation literature too: https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes.html

    Best, Martha
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    Martha Singer

    Material Whisperer/Art Conservation Services

    http://www.materialwhisperer.com

    martha@materialwhisperer.com

    Tel: 973.943.9224






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