Objects Conservation: Several Egyptian bronze artifacts were recently treated by Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Objects, at our Cleveland area art conservation center. These art objects include an Egyptian bronze bowl as well as bronze Egyptian bronze deity statues. Once buried…
Detail of Steelmaking Industry Murals by Glenn Shaw in Canton, OH Murals Conservation: Canton Ohio (August 2017): The thirteen murals by Glenn Shaw celebrating the steelmaking industry and located in downtown Canton will shortly be receiving much needed murals conservation…
Public Art Review: "Things Fall Apart." An interview with Cleveland area art conservator Robert Lodge about the conservation of Public Art. Public Art Review Interview with Robert Lodge Relevance: Cleveland Art Conservation, Public Art Conservation, Outdoor Sculpture Conservation
Sculpture Conservation, George Rickey Conservation Our return of George Rickey's moving sculpture TRIPLE L, EXCENTRIC, GYRATORY, GYRATORY III for PNC Bank in Cleveland was well received. In July, 2017, McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory reinstalled the George Rickey sculpture on…
The city of Kettering, a large suburb of Dayton, Ohio, has a growing collection of commissioned public art works known as CitySites. Recognizing the need for maintenance at present, and ongoing into the future as they continue to build their…
Public Art Conservation: We are closing in on finishing our many Public Art conservation projects around the United States for the GSA Art-in-Architecture program under our 2017 final GSA contract year. Many of these are outdoor sculptures. Some of the…
Public Art Conservation: The District of Columbia and the City Washington have a large Public Art program and collection dispersed widely around the city and district. The collection also includes not only new commissions but legacy artworks and monuments. This…
Public Art: McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory provides conservation services to the national public art collection administered by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Work takes place throughout the contiguous United States as well as in Alaska, Hawaii, the U.S.…
Objects Conservation Cleveland Ohio: A 19th Century Laurent 8-key Crystal Flute At McKay Lodge art conservation center we received this challenge from a highly regarded flute collector: a Laurent 8-key Crystal Flute. The end piece of this four-sectioned flute was received…
Masters of CO2 Cleaning: A video in our MASTERS SERIES. https://vimeo.com/228650922 SOUND: Headphones or speakers are highly recommended. No computer sound? This website and this video on CO2 cleaning are available on your smartphone too. This video shows the…