Conservation

How to make a homemade mask

Learn how to make a homemade, cloth mask with Conservator of Textiles, Amanda Holden. 

For the mask pattern and instructions, click here.

 

Ask a Conservator Day

Meet Clowes Conservator of Paintings, Roxy Sperber as she answers all your burning questions on Ask a Conservator Day. 

Conservation of Japanese Paintings

Follow conservation work on pieces from the IMA's Japanese collection. From A Brush with Beauty: Japanese Paintings in Ink, Color, and Gold

Newfields will be closed from January 20-26 for Rest & Refresh and will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, January 28. The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is always open from dawn to dusk. Rest & Refresh is a moment to reset after a busy holiday season and prepare to welcome guests back to Newfields for a transformational spring.