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1. RE: Fume extractor recommendation 2. Job Posting: Project Conservator Digitisation (Herbarium) 3. RE: Request for advice and references on artificial aging of acrylic, vinyl, and alkyd paints under indoor museum-like conditions 4. Expotime! May issue 5. Call for Papers– Materia: Journal of Technical Art History 6. Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 2025 Annual Meeting Online Next Week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Marie-Louise Lorentzen Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 6:20 AM Subject: RE: Fume extractor recommendation Message: Dear Perry, At The University Museum of Bergen as well as our Faculty of Fine Art, we are using a mobile unit called Jumbo filtertrolley. It comes with different filters depending on the use and need, as charcoal and HEPA filters. Just like the model you are suggesting, the filters are changeable. The suction arm is flexible, has a fix plate for table fitting (when needed) and the arm can be fitted with different plexiglass hoods as well. It very quiet, has a step-less suction control, has good wheels and a height changeable handle and is very easy to use and to move around buildings/rooms/sites and put in the car. Its also very easy to clean and maintain. Its cover is in plastic, not metal which also means less weight. The flexible suction arm is in light metal (aluminium) to avoid electrostatics and dust attraction. JUMBO Restauro – mobile extraction system for restorers <https://www.ult-airtec.com/ife/mobile-fume-extractions-with-the-jumbo-filtertrolley/restauro> https://www.ult-airtec.com/ife/mobile-fume-extractions-with-the-jumbo-filtertrolley/restauro With kind regards, ------------------------------ Marie-Louise Lorentzen Paintings Conservator University Museum of Bergen Bergen Norway ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 05-15-2025 16:24 From: Perry Hurt Subject: Fume extractor recommendation The North Carolina Museum of Art Conservation Department is planning on purchasing a mobile fume extractor. Currently we are interesting in the Extract-All SP987-5-2A Dual Arm Portable Air Cleaner, SP987-5-2A Dual Arm Portable Air Cleaner - Air Impurities Removal Systems <https://www.airsystems-inc.com/products/fume-extractors/sp987-5-2a-dual-arm-portable-air-cleaner/>. Does anyone have insights on this model, or other suggestions for fume extractors? We are looking for a compact fume extractor, mainly to filter organic solvent fumes that commonly result from cleaning and retouching artworks. It's been suggested that the two-arm variety are particularly useful to cover both the artwork being treated as well as a taboret where solvents are being accessed. Like many mobile fume extractors, this Extract-All model has a replaceable internal filter. We would also like to have the option of venting fumes outside, out a window for example. Thanks Perry PSÂ Note that my email address has changed to [email protected] <[email protected]> (from [email protected] <[email protected]>) (George) Perry Hurt Director of Conservation North Carolina Museum of Art Direct desk phone: 919-664-6813 <tel:919-664-6813> Museum phone: 919-839-6262 <tel:919-839-6262> Â NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 Wednesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm (919) 839-6262 <tel:(919) 839-6262> Â The NCMA is a division of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. 2.From: Chloe Mills Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 6:21 AM Subject: Job Posting: Project Conservator Digitisation (Herbarium) Message: We require a Project Conservator to assist our Senior Conservator and Herbarium Collection Curators for 9 months, supporting Kew's Digitisation of Herbarium plant specimens. Kew is currently undertaking an exciting and unique project to digitise our plant and fungal specimens and create a complete catalogue of our internationally significant collections, making specimen records and images freely available online and accessible to researchers across the globe. As part of this project, Kew is implementing a new Integrated Collections Management System (ICMS) to ensure efficient and effective integrated management of the Science and Living Collections and the data describing them. The outcome of this project will provide a unique, world-leading resource making accessible data from more than 260 years of scientific exploration, placing them at the centre of efforts to combat urgent global challenges such as habitat degradation, climate change and human health. The successful candidate will work with Kew's herbarium curators, Science collection managers and conservation staff to preserve, conserve and make accessible Kew's historical collections. The Project Conservator will work onsite at the Conservation Studio at Kew, assisting Herbarium Collection Curators, to assess, identify and evaluate the condition of Science Collections and leading implementation of preventive or remedial conservation treatments of selected objects. The Project Conservator will explore treatment options, in line with professional standards and best practice, ensuring all condition assessments, planning, treatment and recommendations are accurately documented. Our ideal candidate will have a qualification in Conservation with a specialist in paper conservation and/or organic material conservation or natural science conservation. They must have knowledge and experience of conservation practices and methodologies especially for works on paper and/or botanic material. Our ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience of preventive and remedial conservation practices, with particular experience and knowledge working with mould-damaged collection objects. Knowledge and understanding of Botany and experience of conservation of Botanic specimens is desirable. With excellent written communication skills and attention to detail, our ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively as part of a team while having a proven ability to plan own time and meet deadlines. Salary: £33,199 per annum (pro rata) [Band C] Full time, Fixed Term (FTA) contract Contract start date: Provisionally 1 July 2025 Contract end date: 31 March 2026 Location: Kew Gardens, Richmond, London Closing Date of Application: 1 June 2025 Project Conservator Digitisation (Herbarium) <https://careers.kew.org/vacancy/project-conservator-digitisation-herbarium-587217.html> ------------------------------ Chloe Mills Senior Conservator Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew London United Kingdom ------------------------------ 3.From: Sarah Lowengard Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 9:12 AM Subject: RE: Request for advice and references on artificial aging of acrylic, vinyl, and alkyd paints under indoor museum-like conditions Message: Dear Corinne What resources have you located or been working with to date? Although my recollection is that, historically, paint manufacturers have been somewhat nonchalant about testing standards, there could be useful information among the ISO, ANSI, ASTM publications. Note that these are not museum-focused institutions but in-house standards testing of materials was not typical until 40 or 50 years ago. The organizations I mention above are groups familar to me from looking at US-related standards testing. Most countries maintained their own standards (owing in part to the zollverein systems of the 19th century). Aspects of the country or city-state guidelines changed with the founding of the EU as well as the changing of materials of production. Cheers! Sarah ------------------------------ Sarah Lowengard New York United States ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 05-21-2025 05:52 From: Corinne Suraci Subject: Request for advice and references on artificial aging of acrylic, vinyl, and alkyd paints under indoor museum-like conditions Dear colleagues, I am reaching out to ask for your advice and any useful references concerning the artificial aging of paint mock-ups made with commercial tube paints-specifically acrylic, vinyl, and alkyd binders-applied on glass slides. The pigments involved include ultramarine blue, yellow ochre, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, chromium oxide green, ivory black, titanium white, and burnt umber. The aim is to simulate photodegradation processes under indoor museum-like conditions, where temperature and relative humidity can be controlled, but exposure to light remains the main degradation factor. I am using a UV-Vis light source with a luminous intensity of 900 lux, and I plan to monitor the aging process through colorimetric analysis. I would be grateful if you could share: Any experience or tested protocols related to accelerated aging under similar conditions Guidance on the minimum exposure time required to induce measurable photodegradation or chromatic variations Relevant bibliographic references or case studies Any recommendations or insights you could provide would be deeply appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time and help. Kind regards, Corinne [email protected] <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Corinne Suraci PhD Student Sapienza Universitá di Rome Roma Italy ------------------------------ 4.From: Christian Mueller-Straten Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 9:13 AM Subject: Expotime! May issue Message: Dear all, the most recent issue of EXPOTIME! (https://museumaktuell.de/home/eTime/ExpoTime!-2012-3/index.html <https://museumaktuell.de/home/eTime/ExpoTime!-2012-3/index.html>) contains, among others, some articles of interest also for conservators: a fascinating analysis by Kai Artinger: Resistance at the Musée Jeu de Paume in Paris a critical discussion opened on almost 3,000 inherited Byzantine objects a commentary by Michael Stanic: Will Macron succeed with the redevelopment of the Louvre following the Notre Dame example? and the AIC discussions 1) Purchase of papyrus and 2) Removing dye from ivory handle. We are accepting now offers for articles on conservational topics for the July issue. Enjoy free reading Christian ------------------------------ [Christian] [Mueller-Straten] [Researcher, Publisher, Art Historian] [Owner] [Verlag Dr. Christian Mueller-Straten] [Munich] [Germany] [0049-89-839 690 43] [https://www.museum-aktuell.de] https://www.museum-aktuell.de/CEO ------------------------------ 5.From: Bianca Garcia Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 12:09 PM Subject: Call for Papers– Materia: Journal of Technical Art History Message: Dear colleagues, I'm happy to reshare the call for papers for Materia: Journal of Technical Art History's upcoming issue, América: Materiality in Latin American Art, which will focus on the Viceregal period (16th–18th centuries). The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2025. This issue invites contributions that explore local materials, techniques, and cultural influences in Latin American art, and we especially encourage submissions from Latin American scholars and interdisciplinary researchers. Papers are accepted in English and Spanish. Full details below. You can also find the bilingual (English and Spanish) call for papers here: https://www.materiajournal.com/submissions <https://www.materiajournal.com/submissions> I'll be attending the AIC Annual Conference in Minneapolis and would love to connect with anyone interested in submitting or learning more about the issue. Please feel free to reach out or find me during the conference! Best, Bianca García Martínez, Materia Editor Call for Papers: Materia: Journal of Technical Art History América: Materiality in Latin American Art (16th–18th centuries) Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025 Materia: Journal of Technical Art History is pleased to announce a call for papers for an upcoming issue dedicated to materiality in Latin American art from the 16th to the 18th centuries– the Viceregal Period. We invite contributions that explore the use of local materials and techniques in the New World and their hybridity, offering new insights into how local and global influences shaped the art of this region. Despite growing recognition, this era remains under published and we aim to explore this gap through a multifaceted examination of materiality. Scope and Themes This issue seeks to address the material and cultural dimensions of Latin American artworks, focusing on: The use and adaptation of local and region-specific materials, forms, and techniques such as silver, cotton, indigo, cochineal, chia oil, enconchados, featherwork, lacquerware, etc. The implications of hybridity, material choices, and artistic practices on meaning and function, reflecting on issues of intentionality, availability/scarcity, protectionism, geopolitics, and spirituality. The impact of material choices on the appearance, interpretation, and presentation of artworks, considering factors such as artist intent, aging, devotional as well as restoration/conservation interventions, interpretation/preservation bias, and shifting historical contexts. The role of material-centered studies in enhancing our understanding of the specificity and intentionality of objects, their cultural significance, and their regional settings. We aim to bridge gaps in cross-cultural knowledge exchange by highlighting how material studies can provide deeper insights into both the original and evolving interpretations of these artworks. Submission Guidelines We welcome submissions in English and Spanish, with translations provided for the issue. Please reach out if you are interested in submitting a paper in another language. We are seeking papers in two categories: Feature Articles: Fully developed research articles (up to 6,000 words) that offer comprehensive studies on the materiality of Viceregal Latin American Art. Feature articles will be peer-reviewed. Technical Notes: Shorter pieces (up to 1,000 words) presenting preliminary findings, ongoing research, or novel insights into the material aspects. Technical notes will not be peer reviewed. Submissions from Latin American scholars and interdisciplinary researchers are especially encouraged. As a born-digital journal, Materia welcomes audio/visual media in support of your article's thesis. 🔗 More info & submission guidelines: https://materiajournal.com <https://materiajournal.com/>📧 Questions or proposals: [email protected] <[email protected]> We look forward to receiving your contributions and furthering the discourse on this rich and evolving field of study! Jose Luis Lazarte Luna, Guest Editor; Associate Conservator, Department of Paintings Conservation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Lucia Bay, Materia Editor Bianca García Martínez, Materia Editor ------------------------------ Bianca Garcia Martinez (she/her/ella) Associate Conservator of Paintings/ Programs Manager Balboa Art Conservation Center ------------------------------ 6.From: AIC Official Posted: Thursday May 22, 2025 5:16 PM Subject: Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 2025 Annual Meeting Online Next Week Message: Register <https://www.culturalheritage.org/events/annual-meeting/current-meeting/register> to attend our 2025 Annual Meeting explore the more than 200 presentations given over three days on a variety of conservation and collection care topics. View the 2025 Annual Meeting Program and Schedule <https://aic53rdannualmeeting2025.sched.com/> to see all the programming we offer under the theme of What's Your Story – The Power of Collaborations and Connections. 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