PMR - Conservation Treatment: Fine Art Collection

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Paisley Museum cares for a collection of over 350,000 objects. It includes a Recognised Collection of National Significance comprising 1,200 Paisley shawls and extensive Fine Art, Natural History and World Cultures collections. Re-opening in 2023, it will deliver a fully refurbished building and complete redisplay of the collection. Ahead of re-opening, the project will undertake conservation on a number of objects selected for display. Following a condition assessment the museum is seeking a conservator or conservation studio to carry out remedial treatments on paintings and frames from the museum’s Fine Art collection. There are up to 56 paintings in total, split into two groups; - Group 1 contains 17 paintings. - Group 2 contains 39 paintings (subject to budget) The works are predominantly oil paintings from a range of date periods, and most are framed. The frames are in a variety of styles, ranging from ornate gilded frames to simple modern styles, and a small number of works are unframed. The works are a variety of sizes and weights.