Yearly Archives: 2018
CONSERVATION OF MUGHAL SARAI, DORAHA: Tile Work
Restoring memories at Sri Harmandar Saheb Ji
The beginnings of Art Conservation work at Sri Harmandar Saheb Ji… Much of the conservation work on the first floor was completed by mid 2014… After this, it took many months for the finishing and doing the added work of ground floor walls and some other areas too… Its a story that needs to be…
A little recording from photograph conservation project of 2014
When we are handling old photographs’ collection, we must understand the simpler as well as the very technical aspects perfectly before starting any minimum or maximum intervention. We also need to keep the preventive storage or display case ready before we finish the treatment.
Art and Objects that speak of Lives and Culture
Careful removal of thin obscuring surface layers in a painting
Studying the surface layers in an oil on canvas painting
Use of customized gel to remove thick layer of varnish from an oil on canvas painting
Use of customized gel to remove thick layer of varnish from an oil on canvas painting
Fabric of Faith: Conservation of Chola Saheb Ji (2011)
Conservation of Chola Saheb Ji (2011)
Silk Conservation (2010)
Condition Assessment: Problems : The silk flag to be treated was very old and hence had deteriorated a lot by intrinsic as well as extrinsic factors. It was shattering at the slightest handling. The major deteriorating factors have been: Silk being naturally susceptible to fast ageing, gets embrittled leading to splits and tears, and eventually…
Nineteenth century Silk Conservation Work (2010)
Nineteenth century silk flag restoration..
Basic Management Requirements for Conservation of Tangible Heritage
Conservation of the National Heritage of our country is a very comprehensive study area and can be better dealt with if we take it up at state levels and then pick up the common as well as the unique areas for different states. What to preserve/conserve? Structures : Monuments, Memorials and certain landscapes Museums: various…