Articles

Conservation

The Farnese Hercules cast

Inside the Academy

5 years ago

RA250 stories: putting Hercules back together again

How do you take decades of dirt off a sculpture without damaging its original surface, or reassemble and attach missing parts of a historic statue? Find out in the latest edition of our behind-the-scenes video series, revealing our preparations for unveiling of The New RA.
Installation view of 'Allen Jones RA'. Photo: Benedict Johnson.

Opinion

> 8 years ago

When paint stripper was thrown over Allen Jones’s ‘Chair’

In 1986 paint stripper was thrown over Allen Jones’s sculpture ‘Chair’ (1969) during a Tate show. Alison Bracker talks to conservator Lyndsey Morgan about her experience restoring the work in the face of controversy.
Conservators working on the Maclise cartoon

Our Collection

> 8 years ago

In pictures: restoring a national treasure

Behind the scenes with the conservators working on our Maclise cartoon.
Conservators Graeme Gardiner and Karine Bovagnet check 'The Triumph of Julias Caesar: Musicians and Standard Bearers' ('The Musicians'), 1599, by Andrea Andreani, after Mantegna, now on display in the RA's 'Renaissance Impressions'

RA Exhibitions

> 8 years ago

Looking good on paper

How does the RA ensure the works of art it borrows remain in exemplary condition? Eleanor Mills charts the conservation challenges of bringing the woodcut prints in ‘Renaissance Impressions’ to the UK.