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How a Natural Disaster saved a Historic Dress

How a Natural Disaster saved a Historic Dress

Over recent years there have been many natural disasters that have impacted museums and other historic sites (i.e. flood at the Louvre in 2017, fires at the National Museum of Brazil (2018) and Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019). While most natural disasters result in...

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The Challenges of Caring for Modern Materials

The Challenges of Caring for Modern Materials

As the art conservation field grows and gains more of a scientific footing, our understanding and concern increases for artifacts that date from the last 100 years. Many of these items contain modern materials (i.e.man-made paints and plastics, semi-synthetic and...

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