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JSConservation @JSConservation

Museum standard conservation of modern and contemporary art. joannashepard.com

Joined October 2016
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Delighted to feature in @theartnewspaper.official which describes research by @JSConservation into Derek Jarman's painting practice. Essay/catalogue by @thamesandhudson due March 2020. #discoveries #conservation # exhibitions #DerekJarmanPROTEST bit.ly/2YgbSSd
Traces of carbon-14 isotopes released by nuclear testing enable scientists to date paintings created post-World War II po.st/ecmZcn via @SmithsonianMag
Every great exhibition relies on #professional #museumstandard #conservators & #arthandlers. Neat summary of how we keep #artworks safe on their incredible journeys ##conservation #artshipping #exhibitions #paintings #sculpture bit.ly/2Cv9OMp
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Matisse and Van Gogh paintings' bright yellows are turning slowly beige

Paintings by Henri Matisse and Vincent Van Gogh are losing their rich yellow hues because of chemical reactions in the paint

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Deadly beetles may have hitched ride into UK in @royalacademy #aiweiwei #sculpture. Important piece given today's #global #contemporaryart #market bit.ly/2PWnFTU

Deadly beetles may have hitched a ride into Britain in Royal Academy's Ai Weiwei sculpture

The Royal Academy accidentally imported deadly Asian longhorned beetles into Britain inside an Ai Weiwei sculpture, the government’s chief plant health officer has disclosed, as she warned of the...

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BAPCR & TPR@BAPCR1943
11 Nov 2018
Employment opportunity at Tate - mailchi.mp/8f575b2b2e0a/empl…

Employment opportunity at Tate - Paintings Conservator

Tate are seeking an experienced paintings conservator to work within their Paintings Conservation team focusing on the Tate Modern Programmes and working flexibly across all programme areas. For more...

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Zoe Reid@NAIKeeper
11 Nov 2018
Do you know that @NARIreland conserved and digistised over 9,000 #WW1 Soldiers Wills? The website is free to search soldierswills.nationalarchiv…. To mark #ArmisticeDay100 the wills of 2 soldiers who died on 11 Nov 1918 are our #documentofthemonth.
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Great @BBC #doc on @TraceyEmin. #contemporaryart #contemporaryartists #paintings #installations #drawing #biography #yba #britishartists
Tracey Emin@TraceyEmin
24 Oct 2018
Now available to watch on iPlayer. Tracey Emin: Where Do You Draw The Line? bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bpx05…
Watching Art Conservators Work Their Magic Has Become a Hot New Museum Trend. Here's Why | artnet News news.artnet.com/exhibitions/…

Watching Art Conservators Work Their Magic Has Become a Hot New Museum Trend. Here's Why | Artnet...

The Huntington's "Project Blue Boy" is just one of the recent initiatives that put the conservation process itself on view.

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Non-invasive Imaging tool reveals colours of child's stripey sock from ancient Egypt theguardian.com/culture/2018…

Imaging tool unravels secrets of child's sock from ancient Egypt

Non-invasive technique devised by British Museum sheds light on dyeing and weaving process

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Beacons of empathy: the forgotten women who brought the Foundling Museum to life: theartnewspaper.com/feature/…
#edmunddewaal will be the first ever #contemporaryartist invited to show at @frickcollection #nyc. #contemporaryart #porcelain #vessels #installations #britishartists #exhibitions: theartnewspaper.com/news/fri…
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How One Man Is Recreating Lost Colors nyti.ms/2CoApNT
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Great, poignant doc on #artist #johnminton presented by @Markgatiss featuring previously unseen #drawings and #paintings. #modernbritishart #illustration #biographies bbc.in/2OA2q61
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Brexit looms large in arts festival that straddles Irish border theguardian.com/culture/2018…

Brexit looms large in arts festival that straddles Irish border

Event features Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and a sculpture by Antony Gormley at crossing points between north and south

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The Secrets Hidden on the Backs of Famous Artworks artsy.net/article/artsy-edit… via @artsy

The Secrets Hidden on the Backs of Famous Artworks

There’s a whole history of art most viewers never get to see. These experts are decoding the clues left on the backs of paintings.

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I'm calling on @LimerickCouncil to make sure @OrmstonHouse is kept as a cultural centre for #Limerick Will you join me? my.uplift.ie/petitions/save-… via @UpliftIRL
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Mythical Ireland@mythicalireland
11 Jul 2018
Thrilled to have discovered a previously unknown "new" henge monument near Newgrange last night. Archaeologists tell me that this is a very major find. It appears to be similar in design and size to the nearby Site P, a recorded henge. Exciting times! bit.ly/newhenge
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The Jewellery Cut@TheJewelleryCut
15 Jun 2018
🤩 #Competition time! Join @TheJewelleryCut for drinks and a live interview with @BobbyWhiteLDN at @GsmithsCentre on June 26th (6pm). For a free ticket, follow our page and retweet this post. Competition closes at 6pm on Monday. #jewellery #jewelry #whatsonlondon #london
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Pip Laurenson@PipLaurenson
12 Jun 2018
Great opportunity - at MU you will be employed for 4 years while you get your doctorate... x.com/TateResearch/status/10…

Tate Research@TateResearch
12 Jun 2018
Another fantastic collaborative PhD opportunity, with @Tate and @MaastrichtU : 'Precarity in the Social-Material Networks of Technology-Based Artworks'. Closing date for applications: 8 July 2018 bit.ly/social-material-netwo…
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