PORTFOLIO 

 

ARCHAELOGICAL EXCAVATION

EUROPEAN HANSEMUSEUM LÜBECK

 

Time Period 2014  

           

Lübeck is located in north of Germany on the river Trave. It was the leading city of the Hanseatic League. It is an important German port and is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, due to its extensive Brick Gothic architecture. The archaeological excavations and conservation on the site were carried out during the construction of the European Hansemuseum in Lübeck, dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League.

The main focus on the site was on the preservation and presentation of the excavation area including the numerous structural remains of various periods. The excavation area itself was incorporated into the collection exhibition, as an authentic layer of time.

 

Activities and responsibilities: Consolidation, Stabilisation, Prevention of Biological Attacks, Surface Cleaning: (chemical and mechanical), Filling.

 

Client: Restaurierung am Oberbaum GmbH. (RAO)

 

ART HANDLING, PACKING & ART TRANSPORT

MUSEUM OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, BERLIN

 

Time Period 2013-2014 

 

The Museum of the Ancient Near East, Berlin has one of the most prominent collections of its kind. The collection includes unique objects from a wide range of material dating from the 6th millennium BCE to the first century CE. In accordance with Museum’s Island Master Plan, the ancient Near-Eastern antiquities of the middle depository had to be arranged & prepared for transfer to the Archäologische Zentrum Berlin.

Activities and responsibilities: Art handling. Rearrangement of artifacts stored in the depository. Preparation of the objects for transportation. Preparation of packaging systems. Ensuring the objects were properly prepared for long term storage.

Client: Farrak & Schubert Conservators.

 

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXHIBITION ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM, BERLIN   

 

Time Period 2011

 

The collection of the Ethnological Museum, Berlin represents the material and immaterial goods created outside of Europe. The collection was brought to Berlin in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection of the North America Ethnology comprises 25,000 items, including a wide range of composite objects made from exotic organic materials. For instance; porcupine bristle, birch bark and fish scales. Furthermore, this collection deals with glass, non-ferrous metal, fur, feathers, leather, wood, bone, horn and textile. The conservation of this wide variety of rare & unusual materials demands very specialised and sensitive conservation methodologies, with a strong focus on preventive conservation.

Activities and responsibilities: Collection documentation and cataloguing. Preparation of packaging systems. Preparation of objects for adequate long term storage. Developing and implementing concepts for conservation treatments. Working with pesticide-contaminated cultural possessions. Supporting the extension of the permanent exhibition.