Tate has recently released two short documentary videos on conservation research with the aim of engaging a broad audience around the challenges presented by the conservation of modern and contemporary art.
The first video is 'Cleaning Modern Oil Paints': http://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/cleaning-modern-oil-paints-0 CMOP - Cleaning Modern Oil Paints is a three-year collaborative European research project (2015-2018) led by the University of Amsterdam/Cultural Heritage Institute of the Netherlands in partnership with University of Pisa, Courtauld Institute of Art and Tate. The project aims to investigate conservation challenges associated with twentieth and twenty-first century oil paintings in order to ensure that they continue to be fit for display for future generations. CMOP has received support by Heritage Plus, a Joint Programming Initiative of the European Commission. The second video is 'Conserving Whaam!': http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lichtenstein-whaam-t00897/conserving-whaam This originates from a collaboration between Tate Liverpool and the NANORESTART team at Tate, and marks the successful treatment of Lichtenstein's iconic painting and its display in the Artist Rooms exhibition 'Roy Lichtenstein in Focus' at Tate Liverpool (until 17 June 2018). NANORESTART is a three-and-a-half-year collaborative research project (2015-2018) devoted to the development of nanomaterials to ensure long term protection and security of modern and contemporary cultural heritage. The project is led by the Centre for Colloid and Surface Science - CSGI, Florence. NANORESTART has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 646063. Luigi Galimberti Collection Care Research Manager, Tate www.tate.org.uk Please note that any information sent, received or held by Tate may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
