What's Old is New Again
More than 400 students have graduated from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s Master in Art Conservation (MAC) program and founder Ian Hodkinson has proudly kept track of many of them. For 40 years, graduates of MAC - the only program like it in Canada - have gone on to important positions at museums all over the world.
카지노 게임 컬렉션We have students in key museum positions all over,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Hodkinson with a smile. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I카지노 게임 컬렉션m just over the moon with how this program has turned out thanks largely to the talented colleagues who helped get it started and have improved it over the years.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Mr. Hodkinson felt there was a better way to train conservators than he had experienced and realized that Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s had all the ingredients necessary for an integrated interdisciplinary conservator training program within the Department of Art. In 1970 he met with Duncan Sinclair- then Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, who encouraged him to approach then Principal John Deutsch with his proposal
Second year students Laura Hashimoto (l) and Lauren Buttle discuss a painting with Ian Hodkinson during a visit last week.
카지노 게임 컬렉션He was enthusiastic about the idea so we continued the process of approval,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Hodkinson. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I presented the proposal within Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and to various organizations and levels of government 카지노 게임 컬렉션 28 times in all 카지노 게임 컬렉션 until it was approved.카지노 게임 컬렉션
However it was not until 1972 with the announcement of a new National Museums Policy and the creation of the Museums Assistance Program that funding became available to realize the dream
The first intake of 12 students was in 1974 and the first cohort graduated in 1976. The students spent the first year in the basement of Gordon Hall before the program moved to its current location on Bader Lane, behind the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
Rona Rustige, Curator of Cultural Property at the Glanmore National Historic Site in Belleville, has worked with Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s MAC students for more than 25 years. She has first-hand knowledge of the skill and dedication of the students as they have worked on a wide range of Glanmore pieces.
카지노 게임 컬렉션When Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s works on our pieces, I always put them proudly on display, they never go back into storage,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Ms. Rustige. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s has worked on about 100 of our pieces. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s expensive to get conservation work done so we are fortunate Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s has such an exemplary program. Museums just don카지노 게임 컬렉션t have a lot of money to spend on conservation.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Ms. Rustige said it카지노 게임 컬렉션s also a benefit Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s has three streams of conservation 카지노 게임 컬렉션 fine art, paper and objects. Glanmore currently has nine pieces undergoing conservation at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.
On a recent visit to the MAC labs, Mr. Hodkinson took a number of opportunities to interact with students and ask questions about their work. The professor emeritus says his favourite memories are summers spent with his students, doing internship work in the field. Two project highlights include the conservation of , a group of scenic wall murals in Nova Scotia, now in the National Gallery of Canada, and the Hope in the Northwest Territories. The church is now a national historic site.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Those are special memories. They were wonderful experiences for the students,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Hodkinson, 카지노 게임 컬렉션and an important extension of their studies in the labs at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to help them achieve the success that they have.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The public is welcome to visit the MAC labs and interact with staff and students during the open house Saturday, April 25 from 12:30-2 pm.
Queen's 카지노게임사이트 offers the only program in Canada. Students specialize in the conservation of paintings, artifacts or paper objects or carry out research, for example in conservation science.