MFA Highlights: Conservation

$22.50 at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Text by Richard Newman The diversity of objects in an encyclopedic art museum presents myriad challenges in cleaning, restoration, presentation, and authentication. Over time, the effects of nature and human handling conspire to alter works of art, even to break them down, but also become woven into the objects’ unique histories. MFA Highlights: Conservation and Care of Museum Collections features art objects that tell their histories with particular force, bringing readers behind the scenes into the studios…