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The Science in Art: Safe, Safer, Safest
by Elizabeth Carroll, Collections Care Assistant
How to conserve Tom Thomson's "The West Wind" (1917)
A look back at the steps taken to preserve this iconic work.
Under the Light: Preserving Tess Boudreau’s negatives and contact sheets
Curatorial intern Cat Lachowskyj shares her recent findings made during her work in the AGO Photography Collection. A graduate student at Ryerson University in the Film and Photographic Preservation and Collections Management program (FPPCM), Cat is currently writing her thesis on colonial photographs taken during the Younghusband Mission in Tibet (1903–1904).
Hive Mind
Sherry Phillips, Conservator, Contemporary Art, shares her insights on preparing Pierre Huyghe's "Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt)" — a statue that contains live beehive — for display during Luminato Festival 2016.
Conservation Stories: From Vault to Wall
Sherry Phillips, Conservator, Contemporary Art, reveals the behind-the-scenes process of getting artwork out of the vaults and into the gallery.