Egypt
PBS Newshour (Evan Conway)
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Egypt
Restoring artefacts - What does it take?
PBS Newshour (Evan Conway)
As the dust settles on Egypt's recent protests, one less-discussed outcome of the uprising is the damage done to some of the country's ancient artifacts. After would-be looters broke into the famous Egyptian museum in Cairo in search of gold on Jan. 29, approximately 70 artifacts were damaged.
Among the items were several small statues, a 3,000-year-old tomb, and a statue of King Tutankhamun. The king, who formerly stood atop a panther, was severed from the animal after the break-in.
With some twenty-five artifacts now in line for restoration, we looked further into the science of conservation.
"Science plays a much larger role than it used to in conservation," said Paul Jett, head of the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Freer and Sackler galleries. Conservation science has a three-pronged focus that includes the study of materials and their deterioration, treatment of those materials, and the use of scientific methods to answer historical questions.
- Relaunch Of Open Access Jcms
Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies is fully peer reviewed and Open Access. It contains research on conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun To Visit Seattle In 2012
The Seattle Times (Sandi Doughton) Seattle is in for a bout of Tut-mania. The Pacific Science Center has announced details of a King Tut exhibit to coincide with the center's 50th anniversary in 2012. The exhibit headed to Seattle is "Tutankhamun:...
- Museums: Grand Egyptian Museum Progress Report
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) With photos of various personnel and dignitaries. Last Thursday I visited the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) to view the progress of the construction of this important new museum for Egyptian antiquities. The amazing thing about...
- Conservation: More About The Work To Be Carried Out On The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Al Ahram Weekly Almost nine decades after its discovery the tomb of Tutankhamun is to be comprehensively restored, reports Nevine El-Aref Click to view caption Ancient Egyptian tombs are attracting more and more visitors. Their very popularity, however,...
- Researchers To Restore Egyptian Murals
Daily Yomiuri Online A research institute for cultural properties will begin a study on the conservation and restoration of deteriorating ancient murals at the Saqqara ancient burial site near Cairo on March 21. The Institute for Conservation and Restoration...