MAC Lab Conservation Facilities


Facilities


The Conservation Department contains a wide array of conservation equipment including:


a 320kV x-radiograph

5 ton overhead crane

electrolytic reduction tanks w/ power supplies and heated circulators

PEG tanks w/ filtration and circulation

2 freeze-driers (12’x4’ and 4’x2’)

2 air-abrasive plants

pneumatic cleaning tools

density meter

pH/ISE meters

Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer

UV-Vis spectrophotometer

darkroom & photo studio

networked database

climate-controlled treatment and storage space

a dedicated solvent workspace


 



Conservators lifting a cannon using the 5 ton overhead crane.


Conservators treating timbers at the MAC Lab.