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Through the Trapdoor: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Museum Display Cases

Material Matters Gallery Talk

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Speaker, Laura Gaylord Resch, Assistant Preventative Conservator

Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Location:  ATRM Atrium
Ames Family Atrium
Meet at the Information Desk in the Atrium
Free; Ticket Required
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About The Event

Have you ever wondered how artworks in the CMA’s collection are cared for? Join CMA conservators and technicians for guided tours of the galleries. Investigate artists’ materials and processes and learn about how the museum preserves artworks for the future. 

In this session, join CMA preventive conservator Laura Gaylord Resch to learn how the museum creates state-of-the-art displays and how conservators use principles of chemistry and physics to ensure safe environments for artworks. A view inside hidden drawers and secret compartments illuminates the science behind the beautiful exhibits in the galleries.    

Sponsors

All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, David and Robin Gunning, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by an anonymous donor, Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

    Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.