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The Cleveland Museum of Art’s conservation team conserves, preserves, and studies works in the museum’s collection. In #CMAConservation, visit the museum’s conservation labs for a behind the scenes look at this important work.

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Paper Lab

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Did you know that works on paper make up the largest portion of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection? Let’s go check out the paper conservation lab to see how the museum conserves, preserves, and studies these works of art in the final installment of #CMAConservation.

A conservator works with drawings on paper.

East Asian Paintings Lab

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Did you know that in North America there are only five institutions that have Asian paintings conservation labs and that the Cleveland Museum of Art is one of them? Come take a peek and see what makes this conservation team so unique.

A conservator works on a painting, holding a bowl in one hand and brush in the other.

Technicians

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We don’t just have conservators in our conservation department at the CMA, we also have a team of highly skilled technicians. Come check out what they do!

A technician frames an artwork.

Paintings Lab

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Imagine: you’re surrounded by masterpieces every single day, and you’re the one responsible for them! Come check out our paintings lab to see what that might feel like.

Two conservators work on a painting, laid out on a table between them.

Textile Lab

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What do bra cups, fakes, and armor have in common? You can find them all in the textile conservation lab.

Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá

A conservator works on a textile garment placed on a mannequin.

Objects Lab

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Have you ever wondered how The Thinker gets cleaned? Find out by virtually visiting the CMA’s objects lab in this first installment of #CMAConservation.

A conservator cleans the face of the outdoor sculpture The Thinker.