How Study informs Painting Conservation Practice | LAW 2023 Symposium

In this first panel, the speakers will be considering how the technical study of paintings informs conservation treatment. They will discuss various methods of analysis and their application to paintings from different time periods, and what the future holds in this area. Speakers: Aviva Burnstock, Head of the Department of Art Conservation & Technology, Courtauld Institute Simon Gillespie, Commercial Conservator Alexandra Gent, Conservator Paintings (Collections, Special Projects and Exhibitions), National Portrait Gallery Anna Cooper, Paintings Conservator, Tate Moderator: Hayley Tomlinson, Paintings Conservator, The National Gallery Greetings & Introduction by: Ed Purvis, Head of Collections Services, National Portrait Gallery