Highlights in this issue
The Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal College of Art Building Project
Peter Lyon, Architect, Austin-Smith:Lord
Austin-Smith:Lord were commissioned in 1992 to prepare designs for the conversion of the Royal College of Art Building following a recent masterplan by Michael Hopkins and a number of feasibility studies.
Textile Conservation Studio
Lynda Hillyer, Head of Textile Conservation, Conservation Department
Until December of last year, Textile Conservation occupied three separate sites. The main studio was situated at the top of the lecture theatre stairs and had been used for some form of conservation activity since 1909. For many years it was known as the Art Workroom and a curious combination of sculpture and textile repair was carried out side by side.
The Michael Snow Laboratory
Graham Martin, Head of Science Group, Conservation Department
The name of the laboratory may be unfamiliar to you. It is dedicated to the memory of Michael Snow (1932-1990) in appreciation of his selfless support which enabled the Museum to start the reconstruction of the Research and Conservation of Art centre.
Book Conservation Studio
Helen Shenton, Head of Paper and Book Group, Conservation Department
When the Book Conservation Section moved into the new studio on the top floor of the RCA block in December 1995, it converged from four separate workshops, up to two miles apart. Since 1962, the main workshop with most of the equipment had been in a basement with no natural light, next to the Printing section.
July 1996 Issue 20
- Editorial
- Introduction
- The Research and Conservation of Art Centre
- The Victoria and Albert Museum, Royal College of Art Building Project
- Designing the Interior
- Textile Conservation Studio
- The Michael Snow Laboratory
- The Hole in the Ground - Sculpture Conservation's New Studio
- New Working Practices - Could we do it like that?
- Time for a Change - The New Paper Conservation Studios
- Book Conservation Studio
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