Heritage Conservation Lab, University of Canberra Gosh, the year has flown by! It’s been a busy year in the Heritage Lab, with students beavering away at their objects and learning of materials conservation. Again, a variety of interesting treatments took place this semester, among others: a disruptive conservation treatment on a turtle-shell specimen, a
National Gallery of Australia (NGA) The Conservation Department at the National Gallery of Australia has been busy with a variety of projects. A major capital works program is about to commence within the Gallery and the offsite storage facility. All sections are heavily involved with working with project planners to ensure the care of
ICS Canberra Doug Rogan was invited to the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra to share in the National Trust (ACT) award win in the Architecture and Building Conservation category. The award recognises the remediation works to the front façade and front entry of the building after the fire in
ICS Canberra Fred Ward Furniture Collection Doug Rogan, Mei Wilkinson, Adelaide Butler, Cristiane Prado and the team from Patinations undertook a full assessment of the Australian National University’s original collection of Fred Ward furniture in October and November. Fred Ward become Head of the ANU Design unit in 1954 and designed many of the
International Conservation Services (ICS) Canberra Duntroon House stands as one of the oldest homesteads in Canberra, built in 1833, and remains an excellent example of early Australian architecture. The traditional colonial-style house originated as a sheep station and is now a special part of Australian Army heritage. ICS was commissioned to manage and treat
National Gallery of Australia The Objects Conservation team has been preparing works for several concurrent upcoming exhibitions including Haegue Yang: Changing From From to From and Ngura Pulka – Epic Country. Kim Goldsmith is currently in Adelaide deinstalling Yayoi Kusama’s The Spirts of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens at the Art Gallery of
International Conservation Services (ICS) Canberra Over recent months, a number of ICS team members have been working at Old Parliament House (OPH) in Canberra to complete a range of conservation projects associated with the fire remediation works. The central project was conservation work on the OPH doors, which have been painstakingly conserved and restored
Australian Museum (AM) Collection Care and Conservation Staffing AM Collection Care and Conservation (CC&C) has realised a goal to have more resources invested into natural science conservation and to expand the team. We now have four full-time natural science conservators, and believe this is the largest team of dedicated natural science conservation specialists in
National Gallery of Australia The Conservation Department at the National Gallery of Australia is in for a busy year preparing for the Gallery’s 40th birthday celebration. So far this year there has been a major focus on the collection, redevelopment of displays, and lending. The Conservation Department has been reworking the loan assessment
Australian Capital Territory National Gallery of Australia The Conservation Department at the National Gallery is back on-site after lockdown and into the swing of things with a busy program of loans, exhibitions, and travelling exhibitions. It is great to be on-site again, caring for the collection and seeing visitors in the building. The
