Re-imagining Collection Care Research at Tate
Lead Research Organisation:
Tate
Department Name: Conservation
Abstract
Our application to the AHRC Capability for Collections Fund is focused on the urgent replacement/upgrading of ageing digital and portable equipment to help ensure continued research within the Collection Care division. The equipment is located across our Conservation Science, Conservation and Photography studios at Tate Britain. These tools are vital for business continuity in support of physical and digital access to collections, digital engagement, research development and leadership and the effective technical examination, documentation, conservation, and preservation of Tate's collection. This work directly contributes to new knowledge and engagement through deep exploration of both the digital and physical collection. As a GLAM sector institution, Tate faces a sustained lack of resource for capital investment; maintenance of our estate for public access is a constant priority, impacting on other demands. As a result, much of the equipment underpinning Tate's technical research output and capacity has reached or is approaching end-of life and is now redundant or functioning below par. This award would increase our capacity and capability to develop new research questions arising from Tate's unique collections, to sustain existing and form new research collaborations, and to continue to be ambitious and impactful in our practice and policy, nationally and internationally.
Collection Care research has been a major contributor to Tate Research, championing and nurturing our vibrant research culture and securing our success as an Independent Research Organisation. The division has a long history of conducting important research in contemporary art materials and conservation, art transport, historic British paintings, digital art and preventive conservation. Much of this output has been made possible through the equipment available on-site, alongside fruitful collaborations, projects and exchange with local, national and international partners. Most recently Collection Care Research has secured awards from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Reshaping the Collectible project (2018-2021), from the European Framework Programme to participate in ground-breaking scientific, practice-based projects such as Nanorestart (2015-2018), and from the AHRC for projects such as Cleaning Modern Oil Paints (2015-2018) and (to date) six AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) awards. We share our work with broad audiences, through many publications per year, regular presentations, practitioner professional development workshops and effective digital engagement. Digital outputs such as Restoring Rothko and Conserving Whaam!, remain among Tate's most popular on-line films and the most-watched by 18-34-year olds, receiving 480,000 and 133,000 viewings respectively.
At the core of Tate and Collection Care's Research Strategy is the imperative that research impacts our practice and contributes valuable outcomes to the wider heritage sector. Collection Care research recognises the value of different forms of knowledge, having developed inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary research methods that draw on the expertise of scientific, technical, arts and humanities disciplines, nationally and internationally. We work closely with practitioners to translate research into innovations in how we care for Tate's collections, sharing these outcomes as broadly as possible. It is essential that our technical equipment is upgraded to enhance our capability for future research and innovation, so that we can play a full part in a UK-wide distributed, impactful and forward-looking heritage research network and the UK Governments World Class Labs initiative. This award would be a significant step towards our long-term goal of developing a state-of-the-art Collections Centre to support knowledge exchange and act as a nexus for inter-disciplinary and creative research, contributing fully to the UK economy and the wellbeing of all.
Collection Care research has been a major contributor to Tate Research, championing and nurturing our vibrant research culture and securing our success as an Independent Research Organisation. The division has a long history of conducting important research in contemporary art materials and conservation, art transport, historic British paintings, digital art and preventive conservation. Much of this output has been made possible through the equipment available on-site, alongside fruitful collaborations, projects and exchange with local, national and international partners. Most recently Collection Care Research has secured awards from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Reshaping the Collectible project (2018-2021), from the European Framework Programme to participate in ground-breaking scientific, practice-based projects such as Nanorestart (2015-2018), and from the AHRC for projects such as Cleaning Modern Oil Paints (2015-2018) and (to date) six AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) awards. We share our work with broad audiences, through many publications per year, regular presentations, practitioner professional development workshops and effective digital engagement. Digital outputs such as Restoring Rothko and Conserving Whaam!, remain among Tate's most popular on-line films and the most-watched by 18-34-year olds, receiving 480,000 and 133,000 viewings respectively.
At the core of Tate and Collection Care's Research Strategy is the imperative that research impacts our practice and contributes valuable outcomes to the wider heritage sector. Collection Care research recognises the value of different forms of knowledge, having developed inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary research methods that draw on the expertise of scientific, technical, arts and humanities disciplines, nationally and internationally. We work closely with practitioners to translate research into innovations in how we care for Tate's collections, sharing these outcomes as broadly as possible. It is essential that our technical equipment is upgraded to enhance our capability for future research and innovation, so that we can play a full part in a UK-wide distributed, impactful and forward-looking heritage research network and the UK Governments World Class Labs initiative. This award would be a significant step towards our long-term goal of developing a state-of-the-art Collections Centre to support knowledge exchange and act as a nexus for inter-disciplinary and creative research, contributing fully to the UK economy and the wellbeing of all.
Organisations
- Tate (Lead Research Organisation)
- Victoria and Albert Museum (Collaboration)
- University of Pisa (Collaboration)
- Sir John Soane's Museum (Collaboration)
- University of Oslo (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge (Collaboration)
- Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) (Collaboration)
- Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- Museum of Modern Art (Collaboration)
- The Getty Conservation Institute (Collaboration)
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Collaboration)
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences (Collaboration)
- Cultural Heritage Agency of Netherlands (Collaboration)
- Nottingham Trent University (Collaboration)
- Northumbria University (Collaboration)
- University of Amsterdam (Collaboration)
- University of Ghent (Collaboration)
- University of Florence (Collaboration)
Publications
Harrison J
(2021)
The influence of light and relative humidity on the formation of epsomite in cadmium yellow and French ultramarine modern oil paints
in Heritage Science
Husby L
(2023)
Evaluating three water-based systems and one organic solvent for the removal of dammar varnish from artificially aged oil paint samples
in Heritage Science
Husby, L. M.
(2023)
Selecting, modifying, and evaluating water-based methods for the removal of dammar varnish from oil paint
in Communications on Conservation
Nardelli F
(2021)
The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network
in Scientific Reports
Ormsby B
(2024)
Cleaning and conservation: recent successes and challenges
in Heritage Science
Wills S
(2022)
Key characterization efforts to support the graffiti ink removal and care of Mark Rothko's painting 'Black on Maroon' 1958
in Heritage Science
| Description | This infrastructure award has resulted in the renewal of portable imaging, analytical and digital equipment across the Collection Care division at Tate. The key objective in 23-24 was to embed and further roll out the use of the equipment afforded by the grant to enhance skills, practice, research capability, partnerships, and outputs. All the equipment installed across Conservation and Photography is now in regular use in-house, training continues to be rolled out amongst Collection Care colleagues (paintings conservation, photography and frames conservation are key users) and the equipment continues to be used regularly by researchers including doctoral students, post-doctoral Fellows, and guest researchers such as colleagues from the Courtauld Institute of Art. The range and quality of equipment afforded by the grant has brought Tate on par with other cultural research institutions and is supporting both the enhancement and improvement of everyday practice and research. Documentation is also informing communication, research, and updates to Collection Care policy through enabling access to kit, enhancing staff skills, and prompting us to ask more diverse and specific research questions about the works in Tate's collection. This award has also helped to influence the successful outcomes of two new awards (Horizon Europe funded GREENART (2022-2025) (UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Horizon Europe funding guarantee grant number 10039224 as part of the Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01 under grant agreement number 101060941) and an AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) CDP (Collaborative Doctoral Partnership) with Imperial College, London (2023-2026). Throughout 23-24, the CapCo award equipment has continued to: be assimilated into daily practice, better inform enquiries around works of art, underpin collaborative research funding bids, provide data and images for academic and non-academic outputs such as publications, talks, workshops, websites, and social media as well as Tate displays and exhibitions. This equipment is now substantially supporting Tate's priorities on uncovering diverse stories around works in our collection; achieving real change around who engages with Tate; sustainability; and how we use the collection more to meet the needs of the public. To date around 200 artworks have been investigated using at least one piece of CapCo-funded portable analytical equipment and 300 works were imaged using new photographic and imaging equipment in 2023-24 alone. Most of the portable imaging and analytical equipment has been used (for example) to help support the first overall cleaning of Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn' triptych (Tate, T03093, 1962) which has facilitated a new understanding of the way this work was constructed, revived the painting surface, and informed its ongoing physical vulnerability. In depth user guides have been produced for several pieces of award equipment and training continues to be rolled out to conservation and photography colleagues to help support research capacity and autonomy within Collection Care. The award(s) has also fine-tuned our thoughts towards data collection, organisation and storage, prompting Photography to invest in an iBase module to incorporate key Hirox microscope images into our image capture and retrieval system, Conservation Science participation in the Getty Conservation Institute ARCHES for Science initiative for heritage science data as a key case study, and the rolling out of established conservation science documentation processes to equipment users throughout Collection Care. Much of this has helped inform Tate's successful bids in 2023 to the RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) scheme. |
| Exploitation Route | The use of this equipment and the resulting outputs have already become embedded in everyday practice and processes at Tate (see example of the Andy Warhol treatment), which will continue to filter through to colleagues as they see the benefits and become expert users. Conservation and wider Collection Care teams, interns and fellows across each conservation discipline have been and will continue to be trained to use equipment as part of their enhanced learning at Tate which will continue to enhance both individual and team research capacity and capability. Within 23-24 in-house user groups (pXRF, HIROX) continued, and the creation of sector user groups around the analysis of modern materials and optimal use of Hirox equipment are progressing. Several collaborative PhD students (AHRC CDP with Northumbria University, another AHRC CDP with Imperial College London, and a doctorate based at the University of Oslo) as well as a range of other post-graduate students and external conservation researchers have made extensive use of the new portable imaging and analytical equipment, resulting in enhanced methodologies, results and impact for their research which have been and will continue to be featured in academic publications and other dissemination formats to be used by professional heritage scientists and conservation professionals as well as students. Outputs from the use of the CapCo award equipment and facilities has immediately resulted in enhanced documentation within Tate's Conservation and artwork records which is now being used by colleagues as part of their core work, as well as contributing to social media outputs, the Tate website, exhibition catalogues and other online content. Conservation Science's involvement as a pilot case study for the ARCHES for Science initiative with the Getty Conservation Institute, helped us to prepare successful applications to distributed infrastructure initiatives such as RiCHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science). Within 2023-24 our newest Conservation Science team members - an AHRC CDP student with Imperial College and our Horizon Europe/UKRI funded GREENART project post-doctoral fellow and project conservators have been trained and become expert users of much of the CapCo equipment. The Conservation Management team is working closely with the Tate social media team to identify opportunities for the featuring of the many outputs of the CapCo awards, which will continue to offer positive public connections with Collection Care roles, people, and practices, as well as research and artworks to Tate's diverse audiences. |
| Sectors | Education Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/upgrade-conservation-science-infrastructure |
| Description | This award has revolutionised the imaging and non-destructive analysis of artworks in Tate's collection bringing capabilities in-house that we previously had to apply for through lengthy external processes or not had access to at all. The collective and ongoing impact of this new investment in Tate's imaging, digital and analytical research infrastructure is increasing, enhancing both our interest and capacity for investigating the technical aspects of Tate's collection. We are enabling access and improved investigation of works in the collection, where the information produced is being used for social media, in-house public displays, further education, training, publications, policy, and preservation, and can better contribute to new stories and narratives about Tate's collection as well as the daily and connected work of the Collection Care division. The primary impacts have revolved around supporting Tate's programme through the imaging, analysis, and conservation of works of art. This has been achieved through embedding the equipment into work practices, training and developing skills for colleagues, approaching research questions with a renewed sense of rigour, providing better insight and solutions to some of our most intractable materials-based issues, and enhancing access to our digital collection. The outputs have thus far filtered through to conservation records in the form of new technical data and imaging servers which will be made available through initiatives such as RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science). Images and technical information have been used to support exhibitions, featured in social media posts, academic publications, sustainability initiatives and collection care policies such as our Collection Care lighting policy. The equipment has been used by Tate colleagues, doctoral students, visiting researchers and student placements where the outcomes have informed and enhanced research quality and outputs, and the research questions beginning to arise from regular use are informing collaborative research funding bids as well as finessing and enhancing our investigative (practice-based) research into specific works of art. In 2024-25 alone, the Photography team imaged around 120 Tate works with one or more pieces of CapCo equipment and the science team has processed more than 60 requests from Conservation teams and external collaborators utilising CapCo equipment, including our suite of portable kit. Most notably, the portable microscopy and analytical equipment has been heavily utilised for the GREENART project (2022-2025) and the conservation of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych. This award has enabled Tate to take our place amongst the UK national GLAM institutions as an active and impactful IRO, enabling aspirational approaches to research and practice, facilitating numerous publications, and presentations, as well as underpinning our funding bids, including our success in securing two RICHeS awards in 2024. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Education,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | CAMA meeting - Dusseldorf Germany |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| URL | https://www.th-koeln.de/en/cultural-sciences/cics---research-project---consortium-for-the-research-o... |
| Description | CDP workshops for Conservators - INP Paris |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | Innovative and well researched cleaning methods, delivered to practitioners in Paris. Many of which are new to the participants. |
| Description | Enhanced research and technical skills across Collection Care |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Modern paints workshop - University of Amsterdam, 5-7 June 2024 |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Description | PhD Louise Husby (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark) 2021 |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Research with Christa Haiml on Andy Warhol painting owned by MUMOK Austria (CSPC) |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Tate Conservation Lighting Policy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Description | Tate Conservation Sustainability Group |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Description | Training of CDP candidate Georgia Millsom |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/research/studentships/georgia-millsom |
| Description | Training of CDP candidate Grace Hanrahan |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/research/studentships/grace-hanrahan |
| Description | AHRC CDP |
| Amount | £48,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2023 |
| End | 09/2027 |
| Description | Accessing Modern and Contemporary Art Materials Research |
| Amount | £727,555 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/Z506096/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2024 |
| End | 09/2026 |
| Description | Establishing Tate's Conservation and Heritage Science Archive |
| Amount | £277,722 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/Z505997/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2024 |
| End | 09/2026 |
| Description | GREen ENdeavor in Art ResToration (GREENART) - https://www.greenart-project.eu/ |
| Amount | € 3,826,282 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101060941 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | CDP - Unexpected salt formation in 20th century oil paints and implications for condition, conservation and access to works of art (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a new AHRC CDP award through Tate, with David Payne, Imperial College, due to start Oct 2023. Tate main supervisor is Dr Lee, secondary supervisor is Dr. Ormsby. Tate will co-supervise the PhD student, hosting them on site as needed and guiding research to remain relevant to Tate's research strategy and Collection. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic supervision, access to expertise, equipment and materials, award. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | CDP Surface Attached Gels for the Removal of Synthetic Varnishes from Sensitive Acrylic Paints (Grace Hanrahan) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Northumbria University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Tate supervisor (Ormsby) hosts student regularly at CSPC suite. Providing guidance, context and direction in research; access and training. Since the start of the PhD Grace has visited and used our facilities 7 times for up to a week each time. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic institution partner - oversight of PhD pathway, guidance and training. |
| Impact | No publications as yet. Grace has contributed to another collaboration with Tate, with Christa Haiml on a MUMOK painting (see entry). |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration with Ambra Giordano and University of Pisa - spray agar and modern paints (CSPC) |
| Organisation | University of Pisa |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Input (Ormsby) into research design and evaluation of novel cleaning technique (spay agar) after use on oil and acrylic paints. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Conservation practice (Giordano) and analytical support (Pisa). This project is ongoing. |
| Impact | Expected outcomes include papers and workshop contributions in 2023-24. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Collaboration with Soane Museum re Hogarth technical research |
| Organisation | Sir John Soane's Museum |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Research resumed Jan 2025 and running to Dec 2026, supporting the varnish removal of all 8 paintings by Soane conservator, and collaborating with the NG scientific department who have done macro XRF and surface microscopy on all 8 paintings. Builds on earlier research - see URL. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Paintings provided; publication and technical display. |
| Impact | https://www.tate.org.uk/research/features/hogarth-rakes-progress-materials-techniques |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Cultural Heritage Agency of Netherlands |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is a new consortium. Tate Conservation Science will provide access to our Modern Oil Paint archive and support research across the consortium objectives. We have thus far contributed to a networking grant (outcomes due in 2023). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is the coordinator, who will lead and co-oridinate the consortium and foster partnerships with others and paint manufacturers. This Collaboration agreement lays out the basis upon which The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart establish and manage the Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA). An initial focus of study will be the archives of the artist supplies manufacturers Talens and Lukas. The relation between the Parties: The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart will form a network for sharing and exchanging information and expertise and for coordinating research conducted by the Parties individually or jointly. Additional network partners may be recruited under the terms of the arrangement covered by this agreement. RCE and RZ each have bilateral legal agreements with Royal Talens and Lukas Nerchau GmbH respectively that define the conditions for accessing, researching and publishing materials from the Talens and Lukas archives. According to these legal agreements, third-party access to these materials as well as publication of research findings are only possible in accordance with the agreements. The UvA, CICS and SABK run conservation training programmes. In coordination and consent with the Parties, MA students and staff members from these institutions will explore the archives and do further research. Funding will be sought for PhD students. RCE is a centre of expertise for the preservation and management of cultural heritage. The institute also houses the state art collection. Its Cultural Heritage Laboratory in Amsterdam offers a large infrastructure comprising state-of-the art analytical instrumentation as well as a Historical Materials collection with c. 10.000 items. RCE has a partnership with Royal Talens. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a new consortium. Tate Conservation Science will provide access to our Modern Oil Paint archive and support research across the consortium objectives. We have thus far contributed to a networking grant (outcomes due in 2023). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is the coordinator, who will lead and co-oridinate the consortium and foster partnerships with others and paint manufacturers. This Collaboration agreement lays out the basis upon which The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart establish and manage the Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA). An initial focus of study will be the archives of the artist supplies manufacturers Talens and Lukas. The relation between the Parties: The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart will form a network for sharing and exchanging information and expertise and for coordinating research conducted by the Parties individually or jointly. Additional network partners may be recruited under the terms of the arrangement covered by this agreement. RCE and RZ each have bilateral legal agreements with Royal Talens and Lukas Nerchau GmbH respectively that define the conditions for accessing, researching and publishing materials from the Talens and Lukas archives. According to these legal agreements, third-party access to these materials as well as publication of research findings are only possible in accordance with the agreements. The UvA, CICS and SABK run conservation training programmes. In coordination and consent with the Parties, MA students and staff members from these institutions will explore the archives and do further research. Funding will be sought for PhD students. RCE is a centre of expertise for the preservation and management of cultural heritage. The institute also houses the state art collection. Its Cultural Heritage Laboratory in Amsterdam offers a large infrastructure comprising state-of-the art analytical instrumentation as well as a Historical Materials collection with c. 10.000 items. RCE has a partnership with Royal Talens. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | University of Amsterdam |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a new consortium. Tate Conservation Science will provide access to our Modern Oil Paint archive and support research across the consortium objectives. We have thus far contributed to a networking grant (outcomes due in 2023). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is the coordinator, who will lead and co-oridinate the consortium and foster partnerships with others and paint manufacturers. This Collaboration agreement lays out the basis upon which The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart establish and manage the Consortium for the Research of Artists' Materials Archives (CAMA). An initial focus of study will be the archives of the artist supplies manufacturers Talens and Lukas. The relation between the Parties: The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, the Restaurierungszentrum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the University of Amsterdam, the Technische Hochschule Köln and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart will form a network for sharing and exchanging information and expertise and for coordinating research conducted by the Parties individually or jointly. Additional network partners may be recruited under the terms of the arrangement covered by this agreement. RCE and RZ each have bilateral legal agreements with Royal Talens and Lukas Nerchau GmbH respectively that define the conditions for accessing, researching and publishing materials from the Talens and Lukas archives. According to these legal agreements, third-party access to these materials as well as publication of research findings are only possible in accordance with the agreements. The UvA, CICS and SABK run conservation training programmes. In coordination and consent with the Parties, MA students and staff members from these institutions will explore the archives and do further research. Funding will be sought for PhD students. RCE is a centre of expertise for the preservation and management of cultural heritage. The institute also houses the state art collection. Its Cultural Heritage Laboratory in Amsterdam offers a large infrastructure comprising state-of-the art analytical instrumentation as well as a Historical Materials collection with c. 10.000 items. RCE has a partnership with Royal Talens. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Digital Skills for Cultural Heritage - AHRC Doctoral Focal Award |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The vision is to bring together digital skills (including AI), science, engineering, analytical methods and cultural heritage to train the next generation of heritage scientists and conservators, recruiting PhD students from both the heritage and science/engineering sectors in the form of a PhD training centre around the topic of 'Digital Skills for Curation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (DiSCC). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Thus far, attended a co-creation workshop and provided a letter of support. Outcomes have not yet been received. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | FIRESAVE proposal - HORIZON-RIA 2024 |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Should this be funded, we are committed to the work package on cleaning fire-damaged works of art; as a partner, working with the WP leader. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Letter of support and contributions to the proposal - submitted 20 Nov 2024 |
| Impact | None as yet - awaiting funding outcomes. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Greenart project |
| Organisation | University of Florence |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This has funded a 3 year project at Tate via the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Scheme. This has covered conservation scientist and conservation roles, travel and consumables. We have carried out comparative research onto 20th C paints and innovative cleaning systems |
| Collaborator Contribution | This project has 29 partners. |
| Impact | https://www.greenart-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ama-357-en.pdf https://www.greenart-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/polymers-low.pdf |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Masters project - Assessing pigment pickup in the cleaning of acrylic paints |
| Organisation | Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I supervised one student from mid to late 2023; directed the research and posed the research question. Edited the draft thesis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic supervision and award. |
| Impact | Thesis to be delivered. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Modern Oils Research Consortium (MORC) (CSPC, PFW) |
| Organisation | Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Tate hosts and co-ordinates this Consortium and facilitates research between members and collaborators. Supported by Research Dept and Conservation Science (Ormsby and Lee). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Twentieth- and twenty-first-century oil paintings and painted surfaces present a range of complex treatment challenges to conservators that are distinct from those noted from previous centuries. These include the formation of 'surface skins' of medium on painted surfaces, efflorescence, unpredictable water and solvent sensitivity and the recent phenomena where previously stable surfaces begin to drip. Modern oil paints are used by artists in the creation of paintings and sculpture and many of these surfaces are unvarnished and exposed directly to the environment.In response to the need for research in this area, Tate, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Hamilton Kerr Institute have come together and committed to work collaboratively to address these issues. These five organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding formalising this commitment to work together and to share knowledge about: Chemical and physical properties of modern oil paints and their behaviour over time; Development of treatments; Research relating to the use of these materials by artists; Production and take up of modern oil paints in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The members of the consortium will meet regularly to exchange information on current research and will also seek opportunities to develop scholarly research, create opportunities for the exchange of staff and the sharing of equipment. They will also look for ways of communicating new developments via conferences, symposia and publications. |
| Impact | See publications. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Modern Oils Research Consortium (MORC) (CSPC, PFW) |
| Organisation | Cultural Heritage Agency of Netherlands |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Tate hosts and co-ordinates this Consortium and facilitates research between members and collaborators. Supported by Research Dept and Conservation Science (Ormsby and Lee). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Twentieth- and twenty-first-century oil paintings and painted surfaces present a range of complex treatment challenges to conservators that are distinct from those noted from previous centuries. These include the formation of 'surface skins' of medium on painted surfaces, efflorescence, unpredictable water and solvent sensitivity and the recent phenomena where previously stable surfaces begin to drip. Modern oil paints are used by artists in the creation of paintings and sculpture and many of these surfaces are unvarnished and exposed directly to the environment.In response to the need for research in this area, Tate, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Hamilton Kerr Institute have come together and committed to work collaboratively to address these issues. These five organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding formalising this commitment to work together and to share knowledge about: Chemical and physical properties of modern oil paints and their behaviour over time; Development of treatments; Research relating to the use of these materials by artists; Production and take up of modern oil paints in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The members of the consortium will meet regularly to exchange information on current research and will also seek opportunities to develop scholarly research, create opportunities for the exchange of staff and the sharing of equipment. They will also look for ways of communicating new developments via conferences, symposia and publications. |
| Impact | See publications. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Modern Oils Research Consortium (MORC) (CSPC, PFW) |
| Organisation | The Getty Conservation Institute |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Tate hosts and co-ordinates this Consortium and facilitates research between members and collaborators. Supported by Research Dept and Conservation Science (Ormsby and Lee). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Twentieth- and twenty-first-century oil paintings and painted surfaces present a range of complex treatment challenges to conservators that are distinct from those noted from previous centuries. These include the formation of 'surface skins' of medium on painted surfaces, efflorescence, unpredictable water and solvent sensitivity and the recent phenomena where previously stable surfaces begin to drip. Modern oil paints are used by artists in the creation of paintings and sculpture and many of these surfaces are unvarnished and exposed directly to the environment.In response to the need for research in this area, Tate, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Hamilton Kerr Institute have come together and committed to work collaboratively to address these issues. These five organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding formalising this commitment to work together and to share knowledge about: Chemical and physical properties of modern oil paints and their behaviour over time; Development of treatments; Research relating to the use of these materials by artists; Production and take up of modern oil paints in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The members of the consortium will meet regularly to exchange information on current research and will also seek opportunities to develop scholarly research, create opportunities for the exchange of staff and the sharing of equipment. They will also look for ways of communicating new developments via conferences, symposia and publications. |
| Impact | See publications. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Modern Oils Research Consortium (MORC) (CSPC, PFW) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | The Fitzwilliam Museum |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Tate hosts and co-ordinates this Consortium and facilitates research between members and collaborators. Supported by Research Dept and Conservation Science (Ormsby and Lee). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Twentieth- and twenty-first-century oil paintings and painted surfaces present a range of complex treatment challenges to conservators that are distinct from those noted from previous centuries. These include the formation of 'surface skins' of medium on painted surfaces, efflorescence, unpredictable water and solvent sensitivity and the recent phenomena where previously stable surfaces begin to drip. Modern oil paints are used by artists in the creation of paintings and sculpture and many of these surfaces are unvarnished and exposed directly to the environment.In response to the need for research in this area, Tate, the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Hamilton Kerr Institute have come together and committed to work collaboratively to address these issues. These five organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding formalising this commitment to work together and to share knowledge about: Chemical and physical properties of modern oil paints and their behaviour over time; Development of treatments; Research relating to the use of these materials by artists; Production and take up of modern oil paints in the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The members of the consortium will meet regularly to exchange information on current research and will also seek opportunities to develop scholarly research, create opportunities for the exchange of staff and the sharing of equipment. They will also look for ways of communicating new developments via conferences, symposia and publications. |
| Impact | See publications. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | PhD studentship with Royal Academy of Fine Arts Denmark - comparative varnish removal from oil paintings using novel gels (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PhD supervision at Tate (Dr. Ormsby), including experimental design, hosting and access to Tate facilities for 1 year, data interpretation and research planning. Supported by Drs. Townsend and Lee. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic supervision, award. |
| Impact | None as yet. 3 publications planned - 1 submitted to ICOM-CC 2023. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | PhD studentship: Novel cleaning methods to remove commercial synthetic artists' varnishes from sensitive modern paintings in the collection of the National Museum of Norway. |
| Organisation | Cologne University of Applied Sciences |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the primary external supervisor for Laura Homer who approached me to supervise after applying to one of Tate's AHRC CDP fellowships. |
| Collaborator Contribution | University of Oslo - main supervisor and awarding institution. Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences - secondary external supervisor. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet. One poster submitted to conference in 2024. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | PhD studentship: Novel cleaning methods to remove commercial synthetic artists' varnishes from sensitive modern paintings in the collection of the National Museum of Norway. |
| Organisation | University of Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the primary external supervisor for Laura Homer who approached me to supervise after applying to one of Tate's AHRC CDP fellowships. |
| Collaborator Contribution | University of Oslo - main supervisor and awarding institution. Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences - secondary external supervisor. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet. One poster submitted to conference in 2024. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | PhD with University of Oslo - Laura Homer (candidate) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | University of Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr. Ormsby is one of two external PhD supervisors. Providing guidance, methodology, analysis of select artworks, hosting student, member of modern paints group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic supervision and award. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet, recently started. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Pilot users for DISCO - Data Integration for Conservation Science (CSPC) |
| Organisation | The Getty Conservation Institute |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This is a new partnership whereby Tate CSPC team will be pilot users for this project - https://www.getty.edu/conservation/our_projects/science/integrating_data/ |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing software and training. |
| Impact | No outcome as yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Research with Christa Haiml on Andy Warhol painting owned by MUMOK Austria (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Museum of Modern Art |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Research guidance, methodology guidance, materials, equipment and facilities at Tate. Since starting, Christa Haiml has visited Tate 3 times for a week at each time to progress the research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Christa approached Tate CSPC team for help with designing practice-based research to support a complex conservation treatment for an Andy Warhol painting. Christa spends time at Tate and works on the project in Austria (https://www.mumok.at/). |
| Impact | No outputs as yet - project is underway. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | SFTC ISIS studentship - Nottingham Trent University (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Nottingham Trent University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Professor Haida Liang, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Head of Imaging & Sensing for Archaeology, Art history & Conservation (ISAAC), Director of Imaging, Materials and Engineering Centre (IMEC), School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University approached Tate CSPC to act as specialist advisors to a PhD studentship which was successfully awarded in late 2022. The studentship will commence in 2023 and involve the use of imaging techniques to expand ISIS's soft matter expertise and capacity to help understand and predict the process of blanching of varnish or paint by moisture and how solvents act in realistic restoration scenarios. Tate - via Dr. Ormsby - will provide advice and expertise on synthetic varnishes, varnish removal and coatings on modern and contemporary art. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic supervision, access to ISIS and NTU facilities, award. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Sharing scientific data with the V&A - modern plastics |
| Organisation | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Tate and the V&A are sharing analytical data for plastics ID. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Similar contributions - Tate providing spectra for borrowed V&A plastics collection. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet apart from shared libraries. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Tate-Imperial Modern Oils Research (Masters research) (CSPC) |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Faculty of Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Tate and Imperial design projects of mutual interest to further surface analysis of modern oil paints, using various analytical techniques. Tate sets the research questions and context and provides analytical facilities and support. Supervisors include Drs. Lee and Ormsby. Students include: "Identification of Inorganic Pigment Surface Coatings encountered in 21st artists materials ", Mangialomini Irène, 2022 "The Influence of Ambient Environment on the Surface Chemistry of Modern Oil Paintings", Ziyun Hui, 2021 "Investigation of the influence of light and relative humidity on the formation of magnesium sulphate heptahydrate in Cadmium Yellow and French Ultramarine oil paint films" Jess Harrison, 2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Imperial provides Masters students - one per year - to carry out this collaborative research and provides access to Imperial College equipment as required. |
| Impact | See publications. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Tate-Northumbria University Conservation studentships (PFW) |
| Organisation | Northumbria University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Painting Conservation host students regularly from Northumbria University who have been trained to use the Apollo IRR camera. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing trained students for studentships. |
| Impact | The studentships contribute to the learning of the students and provide career development opportunities for Tate colleagues in developing supervision and training skills. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Technical examination of Hogarth's A Rake's Progress in collaboration with Sir John Soane's Museum (CSPC, PFW) |
| Organisation | Sir John Soane's Museum |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Use of the CSPC microscopy lab facilities to prepare and analyse samples for technical examination of Hogarth's A Rake's Progress in collaboration with Sir John Soane's Museum. Tate scientists and conservators worked with museum teams to analyse, study and sample works which contributed to the TB exhibition and 2023 rehang. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to artworks and finalising contributions. |
| Impact | The findings were presented in the Hogarth and Europe Exhibition at Tate Britain as well as in two Research Feature papers published on Tate's website. https://www.tate.org.uk/research/features/hogarth-rakes-progress-materials-techniques. Publication of research on Tate public website. An article was also written up in the Sunday Times about the findings. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Use of Tate's Hirox microscope for Courtauld paintings |
| Organisation | Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We hosted the Courtauld conservation team a couple of times in 2023 for use and training on our Hirox microscope. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Approached long-standing collaborator Tate to use CapCo funded Hirox microscopy equipment. Came to site. |
| Impact | None - images provided. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Using FLIM to explore coatings in works of art |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a new partnership. Tate was approached by Professor Klaus Suhling and team (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/klaus-suhling) to explore the possibilities of FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) on coatings used for works of art. We have had 2 meetings and provided case study samples. This has thus far resulted in two grant proposals (2024, 2025). |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a new partnership. Tate was approached by Professor Klaus Suhling and team (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/klaus-suhling) to explore the possibilities of FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) on coatings used for works of art. We have had 2 meetings and provided case study samples. The samples are now with KCL. |
| Impact | No outputs as yet - one paper on FLIM was included in the Cleaning and Conservation special issue of Heritage Science edited and compiled by Ormsby (PI). https://www.springeropen.com/collections/cleaning-conservation Two funding bids (AHRC, Leverhulme). |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | 2 x 40 min Collection Care tours for new Tate colleagues - June 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tate holds tours for new starters on a regular basis, visiting Collection Care teams. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | AHFAP Conference Workshops "LED Lightwall and Transmitted Light Photography" at Tate Britain November 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hosted two groups of Cultural Heritage Photography Professionals at Tate Britain as part of day 2 activities for the annual AHFAP (Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography) Conference (https://ahfap.org.uk/ahfap-conference-2023). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://ahfap.org.uk/ahfap-conference-2023 |
| Description | AHRC team visit to Tate - 4/4/2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sophie Cummings (AHRC) Hannah Chalkin (AHRC) Stephanie Pye - RICHeS IHQ Carla Burrell - RICHeS IHQ Visited Tate to discuss the RICHeS awards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | AMA Newsletter - GREENART - interview with Bronwyn Ormsby - Diving into Green Cleaning at Tate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is an interview with Bronwyn Ormsby, Tate's GREENART PI, for the AMA Newsletter which has a 260,000+ art market professionals distribution list. This is hosted on the GREENART website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | http://www.greenart-project.eu/ |
| Description | Audio guide recordings TB exhibition Rossetti, with social media engagement associated to exhibition (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Audio guide recordings with conservators for TB exhibition The Rossetti's, with social media engagement to be associated during exhibition run. Second exhibition venue (Delaware Art Museum, Delaware, USA) is interested in sharing Audioguide content and in including the material in wall texts and wall labels. All outputs yet to be released. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Australian Made Virtual Forum invited presentation - Novel Surface Cleaning Systems - Research into Practice at Tate (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a 1.5 hour presentation - NOVEL SURFACE CLEANING SYSTEMS - RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE AT TATE - vai Zoom to the Australian Made Virtual Forum programme which ran Nov-Dec 2021. Dr. Ormsby was an invited speaker. This was an AICCM event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://aiccm.org.au/events/paintings-sig-virtual-forum/ |
| Description | Collection Care new starters tour - 24/10/23 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Collection care new starter tour 24/10/23 - newly employed teams and colleagues across TATE. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Conservation of Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol (film) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a short film produced by Tate Social Media about the conservation of Any Warhol's Marilyn Diptych. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-U4rjlCzhV/?hl=en |
| Description | Courtauld conservation workshop for cleaning modern paints (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A 3-day workshop on cleaning modern paints for Courtauld Easel Painting Cons students x 15 and staff, April 2022. Delivered by Drs Ormsby and Lee. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | DCMS culture team visited CSPC - October 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Three members of DCMS culture team visited CSPC and paper conservation - discussed Research and Innovation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Facilities tour for Silvia Amato (Courtauld) re RICHeS, 12/4/24 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a tour for a colleague at the Courtauld, Silvia Amato, April 24, to discuss research and RICHeS, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | GREENART at Tate webpage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/greenart |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/greenart |
| Description | GREENART workshop at Tate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Greenart workshop held at Tate for first delivery of Greenart materials and methodology/practice sharing. Guests were Piero Baglioni and David Chelazzi from CSGI. In attendance were Anna Cooper, Jane McCree, Morana Novak, Angelica Bartoletti, Katey Twitchett-Young, Annette King, Lisa Stein, Kim Balukiewicz, Jess Sully, Bronwyn Ormsby, with others from paintings conservation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | http://www.greenart-project.eu/ |
| Description | Half-day seminar on Modern Paints research - University of Delaware (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was an invited 0.5 day seminar for students from the University of Delaware conservation programme - on modern paint research. Delivered by Bronwyn Ormsby. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Henri de Riedmatten, Professeur Assistant, Université de Genève visited Tate - 15 November 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Henri de Riedmatten, Professeur Assistant, Université de Genève visited Tate to discuss conservation and spent 2 hours in the lab and paintings conservation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | INP conservation workshop for cleaning modern paints 2022 (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 2 x 3-day CDP workshops for conservators at INP, Paris, held in May and December 2022. Delivered by Drs Ormsby and Lee. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | In the Conservation Studio: Andy Warhol |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is a Tate display and video at Tate Modern entitled 'In the Conservation Studio: Andy Warhol'. https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/in-the-studio/in-the-conservation-studio-andy-warhol |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/in-the-studio/in-the-conservation-studio-andy-warh... |
| Description | Instagram post - Ethel Walker in the Painting Conservation studio |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Today we're heading to the painting conservation studio with Amy and Gabriella, as they take a closer look at 'The Zone of Hate: Decoration', by Dame Ethel Walker (1861-1951). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyn4oK8Mz_E/?igshid=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ%3D%3D |
| Description | Instagram post - Greenart project - 28 June 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is about the soiling of our research mockups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8wSDEyI8Xm/?hl=en |
| Description | Lecture on Research into Practice at Tate - 20 March 2024 for Northumbria University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on Research into Practice at Tate - 20 March 2024 for Northumbria University, by Ormsby. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Lecture on conservation science for UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage - 26 February 2025 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a 2 hour lecture on conservation science focussed on the science of innovative cleaning and using case study work of art. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Modern Oils Research Consortium Meeting - 17 April 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a meeting for the Modern Oils Research Consortium on April 17, 2024 - this was online and 2 hours long. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Portrait of James Quinn - social media post (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The portrait of James Quinn by Hogarth received funding from the Charlotte Bonham Carter Trust for conservation to the painting and was a well-received feature on Tate's social media output |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159839033163993&id=20134383992&m_entstream_source=feed... |
| Description | Social media - Greenart post - X - April 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was a Greenart social media post; retweeted - https://x.com/JDaviesHeritage/status/1812896283549368705 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://x.com/TateResearch/status/1780250296137994561 |
| Description | Social media post - Greenart - X - 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was about the Greenart project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://x.com/TateResearch/status/1767972525298839770 |
| Description | Talk for BAPCR on the Conseration of Andy Warhol's MARILYN DIPTYCH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk for the BAPCR Christmas party and evening talk on 29th November 2024; Conservation of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych by Annette King and Angelica Bartoletti. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.bapcr.org.uk/bapcr-christmas-party-and-evening-talk/ |
| Description | Talk for Technische Universität München School of Engineering and Design - October 24th, 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a talk on the use of case studies in research for Technische Universität München, Germany, 2 hours online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Talk for the GREENART public event - Ljubljana - 27 November 2024. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a talk as part of the Greenart public event in Ljubljana - 30 mins on work at Tate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://hslab.fkkt.uni-lj.si/2024/11/15/public-event-green-conservation-practices-in-museums-librari... |
| Description | Tate Britain Rossetti exhibition technical research (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sharing pre-The Rossetti's exhibition technical research with x3 Tate curators, x3 external collaborators for the exhibition, and x2 external art historians. Several presentations of new technical findings during development of exhibition and catalogue content. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Tate CDP web page - Grace Hanrahan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Web page describing Grace Hanrahan's CDP project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/research/studentships/grace-hanrahan |
| Description | Tate Research Twitter post - reducing carbon footprint with GREENART |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1653674755747184641. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1653674755747184641 |
| Description | Tate Women in Science Twitter feature (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tate's Women in Science day 2022 featured our science team in our new facilities. 35,295 impressions (times it was seen on Twitter) 437 engagements (likes, retweets, clicks) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/Tate/status/1492096591133610000?t=s6uABBeV3Put9FmeW7nWzg&s=19 |
| Description | Tate staff induction tours - 2022-23 (CSPC and other Cons sections) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This included 2 x tours of the CSPC facilities as part of an induction tour for new Tate staff - around 30 people in total. May 2022, Feb 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Technical contributions to Hogarth exhibition (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An extensive technical study of one of Hogarth's renowned series, A Rake's Progress, was undertaken by Paintings Conservation and Conservation Science (Townsend) in collaboration with curatorial and the Sir John Soane's Museum who loaned these paintings. As part of this research project a number of key works by Hogarth in the Tate collection, including a portrait of James Quinn (N01935), were examined and analysed using CapCo funded equipment and facilities. Together with existing technical studies on Hogarth's works at Tate, this research has added to a comprehensive and significant body of work looking into Hogarth's materials and techniques across his career, which will be an invaluable resource for scholars in the field. In the Exhibition Galleries the technical research project is showcased on interpretation panels next to the paintings with QR codes linking to two Research Features published on Tate's website which discuss in greater detail, the results of the technical study. These are live and can be found here: https://www.tate.org.uk/research/features/hogarth-rakes-progress-materials-techniques https://www.tate.org.uk/research/features/hogarth-rakes-progress-paintings-to-prints https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159839033163993&id=20134383992&m_entstream_source=feed_mobile&anchor_composer=false This is initial part of an ongoing research collaboration with the Soane Museum and a planned publication in 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/research/features/hogarth-rakes-progress-materials-techniques |
| Description | Tour 7/6/2022 - History of Art, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | CSPC hosted a 2 hour tour for ~ 10 students from the Masters programme - History of Art, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow - lead by Christina Young. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://technicalarthistory.gla.ac.uk/christina-young/ |
| Description | Tour for Art Market Studies (University of Zurich) students - October 2022 (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a tour of CSPC and PFW for about 30 Masters students (three groups) on 14.10.2022. The group spent 2 hours in the space and facilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Tour for English Heritage conservation department members - 26 January 2023 (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A visit by the English Heritage Conservation department to see the facilities offered by Tate and to discuss research and techniques used by the two institutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Tour for Royal Academy Schools - March 15, 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a tour for the Royal Academy Schools - part of Dr Ormsby's role as Professor of Chemistry, this was an 0.5 day tour. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Tour for Royal Academy Schools students - 15th March 2024 (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A tour for up to 20 students of the Royal Academy Schools; visits to Conservation Science, as well as Painting and Frames conservation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Tour for Royal Academy Schools students - 3rd March 2023 (CSPC, P&P, TiBM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a visit to the facilities by 24 Royal Academy School students - March 3rd 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Tour for Tea Ghigo - History of Art, UCL 8 May 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion to establish Tea Ghigo's research and teaching directions, and suggestions for conservation scientist speakers for her next planned event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Tour for UCL History of Art, Materials Studies - 30.11.2022 (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Visit to CSPC from UCL history of art, materials studies group - 30.11.2022 - much discussion and increased awareness reported. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Tour for Ukrainian Conservators group c/- ICON, Sept 2022, February 23 (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tour of CSPC suite and PFW - Ukrainian Conservation tour organised by ICON UK for recently displaced conservators from Ukraine - visits in Sept 22, and Feb 23. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Tours of Tate Collection Care facilities (general) (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Tours of Tate's Collection Care facilities are a regular occurrence - ranging from student groups (all levels of education from secondary onwards), donors, patrons, members, industry, researchers, corporate sponsors, artists, artists estates, professional colleagues, lenders and Tate colleagues. There is great interest in 'behind the scenes' work in museums and Tate is no exception. The enhanced research capability afforded through the CapCo grant, will only help us to engage more fully with visitors and colleagues and to enhance levels of interest in Tate research, conservation, collection photography and wider collections management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Tours of labs for ICON (May 14, 2024) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was 2 x tours of the Conservation Science facilities for ICON UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Twitter post GREENART project February 2024#1 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | #GREENART project update: @Tate's case study phase has begun! The team will now focus on the research and conservation treatments of two paintings by the renowned British artist Bridget Riley (b.1931) dating from the early to mid 1960s, 'Hesitate' 1964 and 'Fall' 1963. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1754552872249770344 |
| Description | Twitter post GREENART project February 2024#2 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | #GREENART project update: @Tate's case study phase has begun! Our #Conservation Scientists Angelica Bartoletti and Morana Novak have been carrying out X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis on Bridget Riley's painting 'Fall' 1963 to help identify the pigments present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1757085960968216890 |
| Description | Twitter post re GREENART project May 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Social media post re Greenart project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1653674504034435072?s=20 |
| Description | Twitter post re Tate GREENART project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tate Research social media post - Oct 23 - re sustainability and the Greenart project. 1198 views to date. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/TateResearch/status/1717115164955156569?s=20 |
| Description | Twitter post re UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee case study at Tate - Jamie davies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Twitter post about UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee - Tate GREENART case study. 4349 views to date. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/JDaviesHeritage/status/1712007610197565858?s=20 |
| Description | UCL Masters in Conservation student group tour - November 2022 (CSPC, PFW) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a CSPC suite tour for UCL MA students, with Adrian Moore, Frames Conservator at Tate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UKRI team visit and filming for GREENART project: January 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | UKRI film crew came to Tate to film the GREENART project - on Jan 31st 2024. Interviewees included Piero Baglioni (CSGI), Christopher Smith (AHRC), Bronwyn Ormsby, Jane McCree and Anna Cooper. Science teams were filmed in the CSPC labs, conservation studios and in the Gallery spaces. The CapCo awards were mentioned as part of the film. The film has yet to be published via YouTube and linked to the UKRI, Tate and GREENART websites. YouTube: https://youtu.be/sF1FG2O0uJc?si=3zjGEnhXiH_QNgsV Twitter: https://twitter.com/UKRI_News/status/1767878394237128713 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/uk-research-innovation_sustainable-heritage-conservation-the-power-activity-7173651656394301441-Hoaj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/sF1FG2O0uJc?si=3zjGEnhXiH_QNgsV |
| Description | Undergraduate student came for a tour of the Cons Science and Paintings Cons departments; May 2023. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The student is considering a career in paintings conservation and was inspired by the visit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Upgrade to Conservation Science Infrastructure at Tate website (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This is a webpage set up and hosted by Tate to herald the transformation of Conservation Science facilities at Tate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/upgrade-conservation-science-infrastructure |
| Description | Visit and tour to CSPC from The National Archives, UK. 18 Nov 2022 (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit from The National Archives team - 18 November 2022 - 4 scientists being shown around CapCo funded labs and facilities. Discussion of upcoming and mutual research interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit by AHRC Chief Executive Christopher Smith - 31 Jan 2024. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Tate from Christopher Smith - Chief Executive AHRC - included tours of the CapCo labs and being filmed for UKRI film (see separate entry). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Visit from Conservation Scientist Jung-Heum Kim (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea, 4 July 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On the 4th of July 2024, Conservation Scientist Jung-Heum Kim (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea) and a translator attended a 2-hour tour of the CSPC and PFW Departments. The visit included a discussion about the equipment and facilities available at Tate, Scientific Support Requests, workflow and collaboration with the other conservation departments, and research projects undertaken at Tate, including the GreenArt project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Visit from Greek scientist University of Thessaloniki - Dr. Dimitra Aslanidou - 2 May 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dimitra Aslanidou - heritage scientist from Greece - visited TB on 2/5/25 to view facilities and discuss research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Visit from Hyundai corporate sponsors - 22 November 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Visit from Tate corporate sponsors Hyundai - attended by Mrs Geesun Chung, Senior Vice President Sungwon Jee, (Guest) Professor Lee, Senior Manager Yeasol Lee, Senior Manager Sangkil Choi. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Visit from Julia Nagle Conservation re innovative cleaning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a visit from 3 of the team from Julia Nagle Conservation in February 2025 about a work of art which has been damaged with graffiti paint - Tate is doing some analysis and also advising on cleaning strategies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Visit from Thierry Ford, Acting Head of Research & Development, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway, 14 October 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit from Thierry Ford (he/him) PhD, Acting Head of Research & Development, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway on 14/10/24 to discuss conservation science and research at Tate. Present were Bronwyn Ormsby, Jane McCree, Annette King, Angelica Bartoletti, Judith Lee and Kim Balukiewicz. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Visit from University of Northumbria Academic supervisor for CDP candidate Grace Hanrahan (CSPC) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a visit from Dr Charis Theodorakopolous from University of Northumbria - Academic supervisor for CDP candidate Grace Hanrahan. This was a CSPC workshop designed around the PhD research - exploratory use of gels etc. Nov 28-Dec 2nd. Doctoral candidate and international colleague also present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit from the EU Commission Policy Officer Irena Kowalczyk-Kedziora, 15 July 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This was a visit to Tate from the EU Commission Policy Officer Irena Kowalczyk-Kedziora and her family, to see the facilities and research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Web post re UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee scheme and GREENART |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | UKRI interview of Tate Greenart team for UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee webpage, 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news-and-events/horizon-europe-what-we-are-doing-to-support-you/transforming-he... |
| Description | X post - Greenart project 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was a social media post for Greenart in 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://x.com/TateResearch/status/1754552872249770344 |