Conservation, Restoration & Care of Artworks

Before the 1970s, most information concerning the conservation and restoration of paintings, wood, and archaeological artefacts were focused on the...

Il-Fond għal Kawżi Soċjali nieda l-pubblikazzjoni ‘Conserving Art: a selection of good causes’. Din hi l-ewwel pubblikazzjoni dwar proġetti ta’ res...

A colourful illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown, celebrating the richness, diversity, and vibrancy of the Chinese communi...

The book Locus Fratrum is the first attempt at a systematic analysis of the architecture and building practice of the last major medieval monastic ...

A Closer Look is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a strong...

An authoritative annual record of scientific research and conservation carried out at the National Gallery, London  The National Gallery Technical ...

A global reconsideration and broadening of the definition of art conservation through the lenses of theory, ethics, culture, and history Thought-pr...

A technical examination of artists’ workshops and studios across history and media, told through the collections of the National Gallery of Art   V...

This book presents the surprising collection of Venetian glass donated by spouses Carla Nasci and Ferruccio Franzoia to the Carlo Rizzarda Modern A...

Conservators and other museum professionals face a large number of issues involving the mechanical behavior of materials, including questions on cr...

From Cape Town to Bristol and Richmond, statues have become sites of resistance and contestation of our imperial past and postcolonial present. The...

The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers world...

The Conservator’s Cookbook is a collection of practical, step-by-step guides outlining how to prepare various solutions, adhesives, gels, and other...

At times controversial and uncompromising, always intellectually honest, Alessandro Conti’s book is - astonishingly – the only attempt to comprehen...

Offers an overview of the analysis of art and archaeological materials using techniques based on mass spectrometry Illustrates basic principles, p...

This book mostly contains contributions by the invited lecturers at the 7th International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing and Micro-Analysis ...

Analysing the transformation of Berlin’s former Allied border control point, "Checkpoint Charlie," into a global heritage industry, this volume pro...

Analysing the transformation of Berlin’s former Allied border control point, "Checkpoint Charlie," into a global heritage industry, this volume pro...

Innovative Technology in Art Conservation provides one of the first ever critical assessments of innovation in conservation science and questions w...

The Museum Environment is in two parts; Part I: intended for conservators and museum curators and describes the principles and techniques of contro...

Working with Conservation Data provides a practical, step-by-step guide that describes how to approach the issue of documentation in a professional...

Working with Conservation Data provides a practical, step-by-step guide that describes how to approach the issue of documentation in a professional...

The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Destruction presents a comprehensive view on the destruction of cultural heritage and offers insights into this ...

Like the ancient Roman Pantheon, the U.S. Capitol was designed by its political and aesthetic arbiters to memorialize the virtues, events, and pers...

The Conservator’s Cookbook is a collection of practical, step-by-step guides outlining how to prepare various solutions, adhesives, gels, and other...

The Hermitage Musuem in St Petersburg is possibly the greatest museum in the world. It began as a showcase for the art treasures of the Tsars and r...

With the inception of cinema, discussions relating to the preservation of film emerged in countries around the globe. Early motion picture collecto...

With the inception of cinema, discussions relating to the preservation of film emerged in countries around the globe. Early motion picture collecto...

This book considers how art market stakeholders, including art dealers, collectors and agents, have shaped museum collections and affected exhibiti...

Benjamin West's "The Death of the Stag", a tour de force of pictorial theatre and his own unique Scottish masterpiece, has been the focus of high d...

Stars werden nicht geboren – sie werden gemacht. Das betrifft nicht nur Sport oder Unterhaltungsindustrie, sondern auch Museumsobjekte. Die Kunstwe...

The talented duo's good natured rivalry, playful banter, and no nonsense strategies have earned the popular twins millions of devoted fans who have...

Installation art has become mainstream in artistic practices. However, acquiring and displaying such artworks implies that curators and conservator...

Fotografien sind kulturhistorische oder zeitgeschichtliche Dokumente mit einem schier unerschöpflichen Themenspektrum und damit für Forschung und V...

Images are not neutral conveyors of messages shipped around the globe to achieve globalized spectatorship. They are powerful forces that elicit ver...

The decades following the 1973 publication of Alessandro Conti's Storia del Restauro have seen considerable scholarly interest in the development o...

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION'Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable' Neil MacGregor'A marvellous book...

This book is essential reading for archaeologists working in the field, as well as conservation scientists, museum curators and students of archaeo...

A guide to managing data in the digital age.Winner of the ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award by the Association for Library Collections & Tech...

The foundations for a world-class public art collection in Berlin were laid in 1821: This was the year the Kingdom of Prussia acquired on behalf of...

In recent years more cultural institutions in hot and humid climates have been installing air-conditioning systems to protect their collections and...

This book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of...