Program for Conservation of Culture
Conservation Science Training and Research Program (CoSTAR) Module 2 Sessions
Module 2:
November 18, 2021 – June 30, 2022
Session 1: Harvard Art Museums Research Road Map
Narayan Khandekar Director, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, & Director, Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art
Angela Chang, Penley Knipe, Kate Smith: Straus Center heads of labs
Discussant: Anupam Sah, Head of Art Conservation, Research, and Training, CSMVS Museum, Mumbai
How Harvard Art Museums – the Fogg Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum – conduct research on objects from their collections, focussing on technical art history
Session 2: Introduction to the paintings/painted surfaces of South Asia
Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Department of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
Session 3: Introduction to the paintings/painted surfaces of India
Anupam Sah, Head of Art Conservation, Research, and Training, CSMVS Museum, Mumbai
Session 4: Painting techniques in India
Panel discussion
(Moderator) Anupam Sah, Head of Art Conservation, Research, and Training, CSMVS Museum, Mumbai
Wall Paintings; Cloth Paintings; Polychrome Wood Sculpture; Polychrome stone; Oil paintings; Miniature Paintings; Decorative arts
Session 5: Research Methodology Formulations of research and technical studies questions
Session 6: Setting up a painted surfaces analysis work space
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 7: Sampling and documentation
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 8: Use of microscopes to observe samples
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 9-12: Self practice by participants in preparation of samples & observations with microscopes
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 13: Review and use of microscopes and accessories
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 14: Introduction to multi-spectral imaging
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 15: Practicals
Session 16: Application of the results for conservation or research purposes
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 17: Practicals
Session 18: Application of the results for art historical research purposes
Jinah Kim, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Harvard University
Session 19: Presentation of work done by the participants
Session 20: Spectroscopic techniques Part 1
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 21: Practicals Part 1
Session 22: Spectroscopic techniques Part 2
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 23: Practicals Part 2
Session 24: Spectroscopic techniques Part 3
Richard Newman, Professor and Head of Scientific Research, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Session 25: Practicals Part 3
Session 26-28: Sharing of results with CoSTAR network and Engagement of CoSTAR participants in the art conservation seminar to be held at CSMVS
Session 29: Confirmation of objects for analysis of selected art objects
Session 30: Preparation of analysis arrangements
Session 31- 41: Analysis
Session 42: Summer Solstice CoSTAR seminar & Presentation of certificates
For further questions, please write to email science.artconservation@gmail.com
Program Coordinators:
Meena Hewett, Arts Program Advisor, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University; Narayan Khandekar, Director, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, HAMs, Harvard University; Jinah Kim, Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, Harvard University; Anupam Sah, Head of Art Conservation, Research, and Training, CSMVS Museum