Conservation

How to make a homemade mask

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

For CDC guidelines on making and wearing a homemade mask, click here.

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