Moving with the times: Conservation´s evolving role within Museums.
Nora W. Kennedy
- Osaka-JP : National Museum Ethnology, 2019.
- páginas 99-113: ilustraciones blanco y negro.
- Irregular
- no. 102 (2019)
- Senri Ethnological Studies ; no. 102 .
- National Museum of Ethnology Osaka. .
With the firm establishment of the digital era over the last decades, conservation in general and photograph conservation in particular have undergone precipitous changes. This paper explores the impact of the digital era both as a tool used by the conservator and the artist, placed first within the broader conservation context, then within the specific sphere of photograph conservation. Digital art has had an effect on the way artists see their work, how we collect it, how it is documented, stored and conserved. The author's institution, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), will be used as an example to highlight some of the changes and to outline some new directions being taken. Digital technology has broadened the conservation field, made it more nimble, open, and inclusive. Other aspects of digital present challenges, some of which we have yet to face fully. Solutions are being actively developed, but will require a concentrated focus as well as the considerable and consistent allocation of time and resources into the future. Open communication and sharing between professionals and institutions, as in so many cases, will lead to more lasting, effective and sustainable outcomes.
PATRIMONIO CULTURAL FOTOGRAFIAS MUSEOS CONSERVACION PREVENTIVA