Associate Objects Conservator News Today

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The Menil Collection opens Enchanted: Visual Histories of the Central Andes Fragment of Textile Depicting Captives (known as the Chimú Prisoner Textile), ca. 1200–1290. Chimú. Late Intermediate Period, Peru, Huarmey. Cotton with natural red, ocher, green, and blue dyes, 73 7/8 × 125 7/8 in. (187.7 × 319.8 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston. Photo: Paul Hester. HOUSTON, TX .- Running along the western side of South America, the Andean Mountains have supported a rich, interconnected series o...

Cincinnati Magazine February 1, 2021 As the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Associate Objects Conservator, Kelly Rectenwald is in charge of repairing and preserving the museum’s three-dimensional objects so that they can be enjoyed by visitors for years to come. She discusses the value her job provides her and the community at large for our February 2021 “Cincinnati At Work” issue. Photograph by Devyn Glista How long have you been in this job and field of work? I’ve been the objects conservat...