Learn more about Conservation and go behind the scenes with our series of films
Learn more about Conservation processes and the decisions that Conservators and Curators make
Find information on careers in Conservation, as well as Conservation advice and experts
In 2023 the Gallery was delighted to receive a grant from the UKRI-AHRC to renew and upgrade facilities for creative and cultural research (CResCa).
In 2021 the Gallery was delighted to receive a grant from the UKRI-AHRC ‘Capability for Collections Fund’ to allow the urgent replacement and upgrade of core equipment and instruments in conservation and digitisation.
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This resource is devoted to British and foreign firms of artists’ suppliers and colourmen operating in Britain, as well as some overseas suppliers used by British-based artists abroad
This resource is devoted to framemakers and carvers and gilders in Britain who produced frames for significant artists and patrons or who advertised extensively in art periodicals
This resource focuses on leading picture, paper and sculpture restorers who worked for major collections in Britain or who advertised extensively in art periodicals
Technical analysis and treatment of one of the Gallery’s most popular Tudor paintings
Conservation and re-identification of a portrait from Lambeth Palace
Conservation work allowed this painting to be returned to public display for the first time in decades
Conservation treatment revealed some fascinating insights into how the portrait was painted and its complex history
Treatment dealt with degraded varnish that was obscuring the painting’s intricate brushwork and vibrancy
In preparation for the exhibition George Romney 1734-1802: British Art's Forgotten Genius, several Romney paintings were examined and treated
Conservation treatment in preparation for the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition ‘Rule, Britannia! Frederick Prince of Wales and Music in the 18th Century’
A print conservation project looking at a selection of five engravings, charting the conservation process
A major research project on early painting practice and the production of portraits in the Tudor and Jacobean periods