McKay Lodge Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. of Oberlin, Ohio, well known for their expertise in historic fountains, was selected as the project team’s bronze and stone conservator for the design, specifications, contract documents and administration of the upcoming major renovation…
In 2014, the McKay Lodge company completed its work restoring the interior walls of what will be the new White House Visitor’s Center. The company was under a total $233,947.00 initial contract and change order with Answer Construction Management Services…
McKay Lodge Conservation Hosts the International Sculpture Center Annual Conference Opening Reception in Pittsburgh The International Sculpture Center (ISC) held its 26th annual meeting in our favorite city –Pittsburgh! ISC is publisher of Sculpture Magazine. McKay Lodge Conservation, a leader in…
Click to View "The kinetic sculptures of George Rickey are mesmerizing. Found on the lawns of both museum locations, these engineering feats perform an elegant metal dance with even the slightest breeze. The graceful movement requires a great deal of…
In 2014, Cleveland area art conservation center McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory purchased a dry ice solid carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting machine. A mid-sized industrial grade CO2 blasting machine was purchased from Continental Carbonic after research and consultations on the most…
THE OHIO CONSERVATION CENTER: The conservators at the Ohio Conservation Center are always looking for new technologies to treat the myriad of materials we encounter. In 2014 the center purchased an ICETECH KG20 dry ice solid carbon dioxide blasting machine…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory is removing and restoring a Pittsburgh Subway Mural by Romare Bearden titled Pittsburgh Recollections. Read more about this tile mural project using the link below. From: The New York Times Tiles designed by the artist Romare Bearden…
A zinc sculpture from 1888 of was at the lab for conservation treatment. The zinc indian sculpture received new interior reinforcement and missing parts were fabricated. The whole sculpture was cleaned and coated with a a direct-to-metal acrylic coating. LODI…
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory’s years of deep research into the materials and methods of sculptures by Luis Jiménez led to our first successful application in our conservation treatment of LOS LAGARTOS. MORE ON OUR WORK WITH LUIS JIMÉNEZ SCULPTURES Source:…