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Treatment of Jaume Plensa Sculpture

Jaume Plensa Sculpture Rescued by the Jaws of Life

Outdoor Sculpture Conservation: The Jaume Plensa sculpture, TALE TELLER VI, recently required a little "rescuing" by Senior Conservator of Sculpture, Thomas Podnar. The sculpture is a part of the of the Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park at the Snite Museum…

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Art Conservation Cleveland Public Art

GSA Contract Awarded for Sculpture Conservation Nationwide

Sculpture Conservation: McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory signed a major contract today with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). This contract will provide sculpture conservation services at federal properties located nationwide. This is a 5-year ID/IQ contract (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) starting…

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The White Tornado

The White Tornado is back: Neon Tornado in Topeka Restored

Sculpture Conservation, Light Sculpture: Rockne Krebs, creator of The White Tornado, is one of the pioneers of electronic and technology-based artworks or sculptures, has created some of the largest public art installations in the world. Krebs was widely recognized for his…

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Facade of Trump International Hotel in Washington DC. Formerly the Old Post Office Pavilion

Dealing with Public Art in a Trump Hotel

Public Art Conservation: Inside the Old Post Office Building at 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, DC hangs one of the great Public Art commissions in the United States: Robert Irwin's SHADOW PLANES. It was commissioned for the building, to…

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The 17th century British British cast iron cannon on Boca Chita before treatment. It was recovered in the 1930’s from the wreck of the HMS Winchester (1695)

NPS Training and Objects Conservation in the Florida Keys

Objects Conservation, Artifact Conservation: In May of 2017, The National Park Service awarded a contract to McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory for the stabilization of two severely corroded but significant artifacts and for the training of local National Park Service personnel…

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