Author Archives: tessa

Conservation of Masks for Maya 2012: Lords of Time

  One of the projects that we’re working on in the conservation lab right now is preparations for the Maya 2012: Lords of Time exhibition (opening on May 5th!). We’re currently examining and treating Guatemalan face masks. A common problem that many of these masks have is flaking paint.             [...]
Posted in Conservation, Exhibits, Maya, Museum, University of Pennsylvania | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment