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Art Conservation

How Do You Do Not Touch? Here’s One Way of Making Labels and Signage to Help Visitors Understand

If you've seen it once, you've seen it a thousand times; Visitors molesting the objects without a care in the world.  I'm sorry for the strong language here, but I…

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How to Install Wall Mounted Shelves with a Semi-Hidden Metal Mount for Ceramic Pots

Insert copy here:           These "Design Resources" are a series of short articles intended to provide designers with evidence-based information to address issues currently not covered in…

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Wrapping Ornate Frame for Short Distance Transport

We had to find a way to quickly wrap an old painting with its ornate frame for a 4 hour road trip. The frame extends beyond the main body of…

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Simple Security Mount for 3D Art Object

Nothing groundbreaking to see here, but sometimes simplicity can be revelatory. We wanted to make this rolling table by the artist Barbara Spring a little *less* rolling. Some monofilament and…

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Mount for Pierre-Auguste Renoir Terracotta Tiles

Here's a very quick post; something to reflect on, something to riff on.  I may or may not do it the same way in the future, but I adopted this…

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