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How-To with the Conservators: Mary Cassatt’s Color Prints

Learn how Cassatt made her iconic color print The Letter in 5 steps.

By Christina Taylor, paper conservator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Article Works on paper Making Conservation
Giving Marie Antoinette’s Canapé a Makeover

How our conservation team made this sofa fit for a queen.

By Magnolia Molcan, interim associate director of digital content

Article European decorative arts Conservation Behind the scenes
Special Effects in Japanese Prints

How Japanese printmakers created texture, sparkle, and shine.

By Allison Brewer, Josephine Jenks, and Cyntia Karnes, paper conservators

Article Works on paper Making Conservation
How-To with the Conservators: Making a Woodcut Print

Learn how traditional woodcuts were made and create your own.

By Josephine Jenks, paper conservation graduate intern

Article Works on paper Making Conservation
Ask a Conservator

What is art conservation, how to become a conservator, weird substances found on artworks, and more.

By our conservation team

Article Conservation Behind the scenes
Who’s That Lady? Identifying the Sitter in Our Tudor Portrait

Giving our Portrait of a Lady back her name.

By Elise Effmann Clifford, head of paintings conservation

Article Conservation Behind the scenes European paintings
Conserving in 3D: Mapping Our Mary Lovelace O’Neal Painting

How do you solve a conservation puzzle? Create your own key.

By Antonia Smith

Article American art Conservation Behind the scenes
Family Business: Della Robbia’s Renaissance Workshop

Della Robbia, an Italian family of highly skilled artists in Renaissance Florence, developed ingenious techniques that gave ceramic sculptures a prominent place in public spaces.

By Teresa Jiménez-Millas

Article Conservation Making
Q+A: Al Farrow on “The Spine and Tooth of Santo Guerro”

Gothic cathedrals, guns, and the details that matter.

By Al Farrow, Jane Williams, and Céline Chrétien

Article Conservation American art Making
Her Own Route: How Judy Chicago Turned Car Hoods into Art

Learn about Judy Chicago's Birth Hood.

By Jena Hirschbein

Article Conservation Contemporary art Making
Broadening Perspectives in the Care of Art

Understanding the less tangible aspects of an artwork, especially when it is created within a culture different than our own, requires incorporating varied viewpoints and experiences that museums have too often ignored.

By Tamia Anaya, Jena Hirschbein, and Jane Williams

Article Conservation Anti-racism + DEIA
The Weight of Weaving: A Closer Look at Olga de Amaral’s “Lost Image 17”

Understanding the political and social weight a textile can carry.

By Julieta Fuentes Roll

Article Behind the scenes Conservation Making

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