Conservation – Amélie Conservation

11/05/202112/05/2021

Tools and tips for the conservation of Indian miniature paintings

The nanomister I recently purchased this device and am very happy with it. There are literally thousands of models online, so it's hard to find…

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12/03/202113/03/2021

Souvenir from an imaginary city: decrypting and conserving an enigmatic urban depiction from nineteenth-century northern India.

My thanks go to Shivani Sud for her opinion on the possible origin of this painting. Shivani is currently preparing her upcoming PhD dissertation, "The…

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17/09/202020/10/2020

First encounter with the birds: research and conservation of a series of bird drawings from the Museum Volkenkunde

The collection of 24 drawings held at the Museum Volkenkunde depicts various birds from the western foothills of Himalaya, in the today-states of Himachal Pradesh…

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19/05/202019/05/2020

A forthcoming conservation and research project on Pahari and Punjabi drawings and paintings from the Volkenkunde Museum in Leiden.

When the lockdown is over, hopefully at the beginning of June, I will be starting a conservation and research project at the Volkenkunde Museum in…

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