CAS News

Category: Art Conservation

May 20, 2025 Written by Veasey Conway of The Harvard Gazette

Student Blog: Art conservation and historical mysteries

July 25, 2025 | Written by Lisa Chambers

Paintings major and second-year WUDPAC fellow Zoe Avery has uncovered the origin of an early 19th-century portrait of a ship’s captain.
Historic Compass Rose Mural Getting A Facelift This Week

June 24, 2025 | Written by Jason Graziadei of Nantucket Current

Cindy Schwarz, a painting conservator subcontracted by the historic preservation and restoration company John Canning, Co., of Cheshire, CT, was working on and below scaffolding at the mural on Tuesday. The restoration process will last for approximately 10 days, she said.
Art conservation and collaboration

June 16, 2025 | Written by Lisa Chambers

When second-year WUDPAC objects major Daisy Diamond discovered conservation, something clicked. “Everybody has such a unique perspective, and we’re consulting others all the time.” Daisy is bringing that collaborative spirit to her treatment of a Japanese Bugaku mask from the Penn Museum collection.