Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2021.
In December 2020, the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage received the "Butterfly" costume as a donation. Worn at the Opening Ceremony of the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, the costume was designed by Peter Minshall, a Trinidadian artist known for his Carnival costumes. The "Butterfly" costume, consisting of a pair of wings with a length of about 4 meters and accessories, was kept in...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2020.
This work addresses a quilted horse armor from Nigeria kept in the Bernisches Historisches Museum where it was being stored on a real size horse dummy. However, this storage wasn’t adapted as the dummy’s dimensions didn’t fit the armor which was distorting under its own weight. It was also exposed to both light and dust. In addition, this way of storing the object was taking a considerable...
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Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-Restauration, 2020.
The Römisch-katholische Kirchgemeinde in Solothurn has found a series of stained-glass elements that were previously kept inside of a wooden case in a parish storage. The principal wishes to store them under conditions that will ensure their long-term preservation. The stained-glass windows are currently stored on a wooden plate. The principal requests that the wooden plate be included in future...
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