Comments on: A Museum within the Museum

By: Shane Bryant

Shane Bryant — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 06:47:57 +0000

The beginnings of the living history museum can be traced back to 1873 with the opening of the Skansen Museum near Stockholm, Sweden. The museum’s founder, Arthur Hazelius , began the museum by using his personal collection of buildings and other cultural materials of pre-industrial society.

By: Eliza F. Ferrell

Eliza F. Ferrell — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:50:25 +0000

Our studio was originally commissioned to conserve all the original water gilding for the ballroom, but it evolved into a full-scale restoration project. However, in our initial investigation of the room’s condition, we discovered that the original gilders had problems with the adhesion of the gesso on the chain rail. We found four separate gilding layers on the chair rails.

By: Tom L. Bennett

Tom L. Bennett — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:59:56 +0000

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