Taxidermy specimens can be the good, the bad, and the ugly. In the case of the taxidermy case created by Jesse Swinehart of Licking County, Ohio, there is whole lot of good. The wooden case is filled with a rich…
One might think of a conservation project south of the border means Mexico, but in this case, it refers to a recent treatment of a granite obelisk by Marcin Pikus, Stone Sculpture and Architectural Features Conservator, in Pembina, North Dakota.…
We return to our busy work fully staffed and compliantly spaced 6 feet apart on Monday, May 4, 2020. To celebrate, here is a lively and short "McKay Lodge" Bach Gigue hosted by Voices of Music of San Francisco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuQDBcAJ7Q
The right pairing can mean the perfect shoes for an outfit or the best drink to enhance the flavor of a meal, but in this case the "Wright" pairing refers to the conservation treatment of two Frank Lloyd Wright chairs.…
Preventive conservation often involves environmental monitoring, the use of archival materials and storage, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), but it can also include installation of physical barriers to protect a work of art. Christina L. Simms, Conservator of Sculpture and Objects,…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory performs conservation treatments for a variety of objects from Old Master Paintings to contemporary fiber optic artworks. A recent stainless sculpture conservation maintenance project of Lady Justice, 1997 by Diana Moore was completed by Christina L.…
A recent painting conservation treatment at McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory uncovered a pleasant surprise: a hidden figure. At first the painting appeared as a simple, but serene landscape; however, an exciting discovery was made as surface cleaning progressed which was…
While the conservation team at McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory just outside of Cleveland, Ohio performs recoating of large-scale outdoor sculpture to restoring electronic media artworks, more traditional conservation treatments are also completed at the lab such as Old Master paintings…
Paper conservation of eight Old Master prints from the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art was recently featured in a broadcast by WOSU Public Media Television of Columbus, Ohio. The conservation work was performed by Gina McKay, Senior Paper…
It might be true that nobody walks in LA; however, McKay Lodge Laboratory Conservators, Marcin Pikus and Stefan Dedecek do perform restoration of mosaic murals in Los Angeles, California. The mosaic murals: Celebration of Our Homeland and Recognition of All…