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Windows to the past: Shutter conservation on the Winterthur estate

This guest blog about shutter conservation at the Winterthur estate features a summary of a Summer Work Project by Riley Cruttenden, a graduate fellow at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. Conserv provided funding to support student projects with a focus in preventive conservation. Learn more about our partnerships here. ​Over an eight-week […]

Working On-Site from Far Away: Remote Environmental Monitoring with Conserv

This guest blog features a summary of research by Allison Kelley, a graduate fellow studying preventive conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. For her research, Conserv provided access to their analytic tools and wireless sensors. Banner image courtesy of the Golf Museum at James River Country Club   Rarely in the […]

Art in the bathroom? Examining a microclimate to inform household exhibitions

This guest blog features a summary of research on the microclimates affecting art in the bathroom by Margalit Schindler, a graduate fellow studying preventive conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. For their research, Conserv provided access to their analytic tools and wireless sensors, including an outdoor temperature and relative humidity monitor.  […]