From the blog
Some recent projects, news, and conservation issues
A Tudor Domestic Wall Painting: Conservation and Stabilisation
Dating to the 1590s, this scheme, which survives in a Grade II listed building in Evesham, is a remarkably complete example of vernacular domestic wall painting of the period. It is likely to have [...]
The Painted Room Oxford: A Materials Study
I recently undertook a survey of the wall paintings at The Painted Room - a rare survival of domestic Elizabethan decoration dating to around 1570–1580. The room originally formed part of the historic Crown Tavern, [...]
Paintings from the Malqata Palace: Conservation to Display
Last week marked the opening of a new permanent display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo: the conserved wall, floor, and ceiling paintings from the Amenhotep III Painted Palace at Malqata. This multidisciplinary project, directed by [...]