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Art Preparator & Art Handler Training Video: Succinct and Useful

Hi Museum Trade Folk, The Western Australian Museum put this video together and wow did they pack a ...[Read More]

Matt Isble Art Conservation, Art De/Installation, Art Museum, Conservation, De/Installation, History Museum, Mounts & Care, Natural Science Conservation, Science Conservation

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How Matt Construction is Building a Museum Using Augmented Reality. Yep Really.

Hi Museum Folk, I came across this and it blew my mind. I mean, in retrospect of course they are usi...[Read More]

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How a Professional Art Mover Ride Their Blanket Stack

Hey there you art, science, history, children’s preparator handler technicians. I saw this tod...[Read More]

Matt Isble Art De/Installation, Children's De/Installation, De/Installation, History Museum De/installation, Natural Science De/Installation, Science De/Installation

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How-To: Resources for Basket Mounts

Historic baskets are both highly functional and highly artistic creations. They show incredible skil...[Read More]

Jesse Dutton-Kenny Art Museum, History Museum, Mounts & Care, Natural Science

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The Beautiful Art of Lighting, The Renwick Gallery Transforms its Spaces

Lighting has a long history in museums and in the past 10 years it feels like its been on hyperdrive...[Read More]

Matt Isble Art De/Installation, Art Design, Art Museum, Children's Museum, History Museum, Natural Science, Science Museum, Zoo

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How to Make A Support Mount for a Bowl

Hi Gang, We can across this nice article (May 9, 2016) about making a support mount for a bowl that ...[Read More]

Matt Isble Art Museum, History Museum, Mounts & Care

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In Honor of Plywood

We take plywood for granted, but since the 1850’s it has literally shaped contemporary design. ̶...[Read More]

Diane Burk Design, History Museum Design

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Embellishing with Lichtenberg Wood Burning for Natural Plant-like Formations

Also know as Lichtenberg Figures this process dates back quite a while. I think it would be a nice t...[Read More]

Matt Isble Children's Design, Design, History Museum Design, Natural Science Design, Science Design, Zoo Design

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Roger Murray Discussing Helmet Mount – 2015 International Mountmakers Forum in London

This is a nice video regarding the difficulty and solutions involved in making a mount strong enough...[Read More]

Matt Isble Art Conservation, History Museum Conservation

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TEST POST – Visitor Signage at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Here are a couple of pictures I took at the museum to help those with young visitors understand the ...[Read More]

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