Projects
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Conserving large-scale painted sculpture: the treatment of Phillip King’s Call
Call 1968, a major work by British sculptor Philip King, was conserved prior to its display at Tate Britain in …
The conservation of John Foley's sculpture of Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A
Cleaning John Foley’s marble sculpture, Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A, for display at Tate Britain in 2005
The changing properties of smalt over time
A conservation research project investigating what causes smalt, a blue pigment used in oil painting, to fade over time at …
Gilbert & George: installing their 2007 Tate Modern exhibition
A case study of the role of the conservator during the installation and display of an exhibition at Tate.
Maintaining Clean Displays at Tate Modern: Maintaining Clean Displays at Tate Modern
A training programme established for Tate’s gallery assistants to help in the ongoing care of the works on display at …
John Schaeffer Nevill Keating Conservation Project: Lord Ligonier by Sir Joshua Reynolds
A project to improve the condition and appearance of Tate’s important collection of eighteenth-century paintings by giving six paintings by …
Conserving for display: John Opie’s, Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida: John Opie’s, Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida
Treating John Opie’s Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida in preparation for display in the Romantic painting …
Ben Nicholson OM's, Festival of Britain Mural 1951: Ben Nicholson OM's, Festival of Britain Mural 1951
A conservation project preparing the Ben Nicholson OM work Festival of Britain Mural 1951 for display in the galleries.
John Everett Millais's Hearts are Trumps 1872
Prior to display at Tate Britain, John Millais’s Hearts are Trumps 1872 underwent major painting and frame conservation
The Rediscovery of John Hayls’s A Portrait of a Lady and a Boy with Pan 1655–9: The Rediscovery of John Hayls’s A Portrait of a Lady and a Boy with Pan 1655–9
A conservation project combining historical and scientific analysis to reveal the original scene of John Hayls’ A Portrait of a …
Dilemmas in Contemporary Art: Richard Hamilton’s Hommage à Chrysler Corp. 1957: Richard Hamilton’s Hommage à Chrysler Corp. 1957
A collaboration between Tate’s Conservation team and the artist Richard Hamilton to conserve his collage Hommage à Chrysler Corp. 1957
Salvador Dalí’s Forgotten Horizon
A technical examination of Salvador Dalí’s Forgotten Horizon 1936 at Tate’s paintings conservation studio.
Moving Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones’ The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon from Puerto Rico to London: Moving Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones’ The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon from Puerto Rico to
The last and greatest work by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon 1881–98 returned to the …
Cleaning John Brett’s The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs 1871
Cleaning Brett's The British Channel Seen from the Dorsetshire Cliffs enabled a greater appreciation of composition and atmosphere of the …
Replica of an existing frame for Linton's Temples of Paestum: Replica of an existing frame for Linton's Temples of Paestum
A project to research and construct a replica frame for the painting The Temples of Paestum by William Linton.
A replica frame for Henry Fuseli’s Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma exhibited 1783
A more appropriate replica frame for a 1783 Henry Fuseli painting provides a suitable setting for this mysterious creation.
Making a replica frame for George Cruikshank’s The Worship of Bacchus 1864
Making an historically and visually appropriate replica frame for George Cruikshank’s The Worship of Bacchus 1864.
Culture Mining: Describing and Searching Audiovisual Content
A collaborative project to research how audio and video content online can be categorised, searched for and retrieved by users.
The Sublime Object: Nature, Art and Language
A research project investigating the concept and cultural practice of the sublime in nature, art and language.
Tate Encounters: Britishness and visual culture
A project aimed at providing an in-depth account and analysis of a sustained encounter between students who have a migrant …