Conservation Cart Talk | Preserving Chinese Paintings

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    Date

    Saturday, February 1, 2025
    3:00 pm–4:30 pm

    Location

    Freer Gallery of Art
    Gallery 13

Description

Join Chinese painting conservator Xiangmei Gu at NMAA's Lunar New Year Festival to learn about how she uses traditional Chinese mounting techniques to conserve paintings in our collections. Discover how she preserves damaged paintings and selects the style and materials for remounting projects. Explore and handle brushes, xuan paper, and other materials used for Chinese painting conservation.

Cost

Free. No registration or tickets (walk-up only)

Accessibility & Accommodations

Assisted listening devices, Wheelchair accessible

Topics

Gallery Talks & Tours, Lectures & Discussions

Event Series

Conservation and Scientific Research Cart Talks

Celebrate Lunar New Year at NMAA