Gallery Talk: Conserving the Intangible for Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation
When:
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 12:30p -
1:00p
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 12:30p -
1:00p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, History, University
Event website:
https://bit.ly/3U2Q8Yd
Join Straus Center conservators as they discuss their approach to conserving time-based media art featured in the special exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation (September 13, 2024–January 5, 2025). They will also introduce the cross-departmental work of the museums’ Time-Based Media Working Group and the use of identity and iteration reports to preserve such intangible works of art.
Led by:
Tatiana Cole, Conservator of Photographs, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
Nicole Ledoux, Associate Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.
