To my colleagues - I am currently writing my dissertation on period room displays, in fulfilment of a Master in Arts in Preventive Conservation from Northumbria University, UK. As the due date is rapidly approaching I wanted to extend a final call for participants - whether new or as a reminder for those who took part but saved their progress part-way through to return at a later date - before closing the survey.
My research has shown that literature on the topic tends to focus on the Curatorial and Educational importance (or drawbacks) of the period room, rather than the Conservation implications involved. My goal is to focus on the methods of preservation employed, including when and how certain measures may take place, specifically for rooms that have been removed from their original setting and installed in an American museum. In order to ensure thorough research and investigation into the methods of conservation and preventive care used in these rooms, I have developed a survey which I am circulating to American institutions (historic houses and open-air museums count as well as the traditional arts and/or decorative arts museum). If you work in an institution with one, or multiple, rooms in your collection, your participation would be much appreciated. The survey itself should only take 15-20 minutes (though there is also an option to save and continue later), and focuses on topics as varied as lighting, textile reproduction, and visitor access. All personal data will be kept anonymous, and will help immensely with research on the topic. The survey can be found here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PeriodRoomPreservation/ My immense thanks for your consideration. Best, Brandi Pomfret BRANDI POMFRET Owner, Collections and Exhibitions Manager Echelon Arts Management London, UK and NYC, USA +44 (0)79 44529179 bra...@echelonartsmanagement.com ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
