The repeated rolling and unrolling of hanging scrolls means that almost all that come to CCAHA for treatment have a similar problem—horizontal creases. This was true for several hanging scroll paintings that recently arrived from Bryn Mawr College.
In his Hiroshima series, Jacob Lawrence painted eight scenes that took place at the moment that the atomic bomb dropped. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts brought all eight paintings to CCAHA to address two main condition issues.
Is your institution the home of a great Pennsylvania artifact? Nominate your object for Pennsylvania’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts, a new statewide awareness and fundraising campaign that will engage institutions and the general public in a little friendly conservation competition.
Despite his celebrity status, scientist Albert Einstein managed to enjoy a quiet life in his home in Princeton between 1933 and 1955. The Institute for Advanced Study recently brought the globe from Einstein's home study to CCAHA for conservation treatment.
This fall, Art-i-facts looks at ephemera, those fragile, inexpensively manufactured paper objects—such as greeting cards, pamphlets, brochures, tickets, postcards, advertisements, comics, and catalogs—produced for a specific use or event and intended to be thrown away.
One of the most important steps an institution can take to safeguard its collections is to be prepared in an emergency or disaster. This two-part program will guide participants in risk mitigation, emergency planning and preparedness, response, and recovery.
In this half-day workshop, participants will learn how to make simple enclosures for paper artifacts, including folders, boxes, and rolled storage constructions.
The Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) awards grants for supporting innovative, efficient description of large volumes of material of high value to scholars.
One of the most important steps an institution can take to safeguard its collections is to be prepared in an emergency or disaster. This two-part program will guide participants in risk mitigation, emergency planning and preparedness, response, and recovery.
One of the most important steps an institution can take to safeguard its collections is to be prepared in an emergency or disaster. This two-part program will guide participants in risk mitigation, emergency planning and preparedness, response, and recovery.