I’m definitely marking my calendar for this one – Reviving Antiquity at the Saint Louis Art Museum sounds fantastic (there’s also a brief article about it here).
I think it’s great when museums open up the door to the “behind-the-scenes”. I feel like I get a fuller understanding of the institution I’m visiting, and all that goes into making it work. Plus, I’m always amazed at the attention to detail that goes into the conservation and registrarial professions – plus, they usually have the best stories, especially around install time.
Here’s hoping some documentation of this exhibit will also find it’s way to the web for those who aren’t in town - MoMA did a great job of this a few years ago with the site they put up for the conservation of Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.