Benton Mural Restoration
Benton Mural Restoration
The Indiana University Art Museum recently offered a glimpse into the world of painting conservation when it invited the public to observe the ongoing conservation of two panels from Thomas Hart Benton's famous Indiana murals at the IU Art Museum's painting conservation laboratory.
Earlier this year, conservators from the Indianapolis Museum of Art were contracted to stabilize areas of flaking paint in preparation for transporting the panels to the IU Art Museum. IU also hired a Chicago firm (Methods & Materials, which specializes in moving large works of art) to remove the murals from the theater walls while the University Cinema is restored.
