Lowell Lecture
Curated Conversations: Conserving and Reinstalling British 18th-Century Period Rooms
Date & Time
May 6, 2018 at 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Gordon Hanlon, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation
Presenting Organization
Join Gordon Hanlon, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation for a gallery talk on the reinstallation of two British period interiors from Newland House and Hamilton Palace. These rooms were de-installed during construction of the Art of Americas Wing. Gordon shares the research and systems developed for their move and reinstallation in 2014 and describes recreating a new ceiling for the Newland House drawing room based on photographic evidence.