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  1. The Many Hands of a Treatment: The Conservation of The Railway Hotel Pimpama

    By Rachel Davis   There is perhaps a stereotypical image of a conservator that many might have in their heads. That image might consist of a …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2024/01/18/the-many-hands-of-a-treatment-the-conservation-of-the-railway-hotel-pimpama

  2. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Scenic Route of Decision-Making Process

    “Every decision is a moment of madness”* In his abridged version of ‘Die RiBverklebung’, the author-conservator Winfried Heiber (2003) quoted that very passage at the beginning …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2021/06/07/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-the-scenic-route-of-decision-making-process

  3. Capturing ‘Content in the Field’: Philippines

    image: La Inmaculada Concepcion Parish Church in Guiuan (Eastern Samar), Philippines Prepared by: Grace Barrand & Lia Sumichan, Masters Students of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2019/08/01/capturing-content-in-the-field-through-the-eyes-of-the-guiuan-youth

  4. Louise Lateau en Extase

    By Alexandra Taylor From the get-go this painting demanded rigorous, round-the-clock TLC. Equally as fascinating as the treatment was the narrative behind the work. Part One: …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2018/12/17/louise-lateau-en-extase

  5. The Sky is the Limit…ation

    by Madeleine Ewing Part I: First Impressions Last Welcome to the online conservation treatment diary for the portrait Untitled (Woman and Child). The aim of this …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2018/12/17/the-sky-is-the-limit-ation

  6. Can You Be-Leaf It?

    by Hannah Stewart Embarking on a major treatment is full of excitement and trepidation, especially when working on a painting with such a very unusual support! …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2018/11/20/treatment-blog-1-can-you-be-leaf-it

  7. Conserving Virginia Cuppaidge’s ‘Cytheria’

    by Lily Bennion   The group conservation treatment of Virginia Cuppaidge’s Cytheria c.1977 was structured around artist/stakeholder expectations whilst negotiating the inherent vices of the work …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/cultcons/2018/10/17/conserving-virginia-cuppaidges-cytheria