Conservation
Henry Moore's
Reclining Figure (Working Model
for Lincoln Center Sculpture)
Theodore Roszak’s,
Bell Tower for MIT Chapel
Harry Bertoia’s,
Altarpiece for MIT Chapel
The List Visual Arts Center acts as the steward of MIT’s campus-wide collection of modern and contemporary Art, administering the exhibition and distribution of the Student Loan Collection, the circulation of works from the collection in departmental and administrative locations across campus, and the commissioning of new works through the Institute’s longstanding Percent-for-Art policy.
With this stewardship role comes the responsibility for the care and conservation of this large and diverse collection. This includes the washing, waxing, and/or repainting of outdoor sculptures; conservation and framing of works on paper and paintings; relocating of works to better protect and preserve their integrity; maintenance of water features; and many other similar activities.
In 2000, the MIT List Visual Arts Center performed a Conservation Assessment of publicly sited artwork, supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Since that time, all of the objects that were categorized Priority 1 for treatment have been conserved, including:
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Jacques Lipchitz’s |
Harry Bertoia’s
Dimitri Hadzi’s
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Other works that have been |
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Jules Olitski's |
Jules Olitski's
Gene Davis’s
Joan Miro’s
Scott Burton’s
Frank Stella’s |
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If you are interested in supporting the List Center's conservation efforts, click here to see how you can adopt an artwork.
