Projects

PROJECTS (selection)

Move of the Marzona collection, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum für Gegenwart (Museum of contemporary art) Berlin, 2015
Treatments on paintings before the transport and conservation maintenance of the move |Mounting of vibration protections |Mounting of backings and hanging devices | Supervising the professional packing, the transport and the storing of the objects (paintings, graphic works, objects and installations)

Daniel Pflumm, 6 backlit boxes, client: Kulturkreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI, 2014 (Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries)
Backlit boxes | Aluminum, acrylic glass, adhesive foil, illumination
Cleaning | Removal of acrylic scratches | Inquiry into availability and exchange of electronic components| Technical documentation

Joseph Parrocel, 17th century battle scene, client: Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover (Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover), 2014
Contract for the Lower Saxony State exhibition The Hanoverians on Britain’s Throne
Painting | Oil on canvas | Examination and diagnosis | Development of a concept | Determination of the measures required| Stabilization | Surface cleaning | Partial removal of varnish, retouching of discolorations and fillings | Tear mending | Filling | Retouching | Evening out of the varnish

Ludwig Meidner, Revolution (Barrikadenkampf) versus Apokalyptische Landschaft (Revolution (Barricade Battle) vs. Apocalyptic Landscape), 1912-1913, client: SMB PK Nationalgalerie (Berlin State Museums, New National Gallery) 2013-14
Cooperation with the Rathgen research laboratory and the Technical University Berlin, Mechatronics Department | Sponsored by the Bank of America Art Conservation Project
Double-sided, painted canvas | Oil on canvas | Technological investigation | Conservation and development of a frame for double-sided presentation with integrated mounting clasps | Documentation

Permanent exhibition: Die Mendelssohns (The Mendelssohn Family) at the Mendelssohn Carriage House, client: Mendelssohn Association, 2013-14
Consulting and climate monitoring | Inquiry and recommendation for the purchase of climate data logger | Carrying out a test over a 12-month period to determine long-term climate effects | Advisement for optimizing room conditions

Josef Beuys, Richtkräfte einer neuen Gesellschaft, client: SMB PK Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin State Museums, museum for contemporary art), 2013
Collaborative project with the certified conservator Ina Hausmann
Installation | 100 blackboards with chalk inscriptions
Examination and diagnosis | Research | Development of a concept and determination of measures required in consultation with the department head | Public implementation of conservation and restoration measures | Documentation | Project logistics | Public relations with lectures and interviews

Exhibition: Friederisiko – 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick the Great, client: SPSG (Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg), 2012
Haus Doorn/NL | Exchange of five 18th century paintings on loan at Haus Doorn with two substitutes owned by Haus Doorn for the exhibition in the Neues Palais in Potsdam |
Development of a time schedule | Courier service and maintenance on location | Instruction and supervision of art handling team during the exchange of works | Communication with lending institutions and cooperating with companies authorized to transport works of art | Conservation measures of paintings on location | Documentation | Courier reports

Julius Schrader, Alexander von Humboldt, owned by Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library), client: Bundesamt für Bau- und Raumordnung ( Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning), 2010-2012
Technical planning conservation and restoration
Large-scale painting | Oil on canvas | Examination and diagnosis | Development of a concept and determination of the measures required | Preparing the specifications according to VOL (German guidelines for public contracts) | Assistance on awards of contract according to VOL | Written justification for awards | Monitoring provisions for transportation and restoration | Acceptance reports | Planning the movement and storage of this painting and its frame in the storage areas of the SMB Gemäldegalerie (painting gallery) and the SMB Staatsbibliothek (State Library) | Examination of invoices

GASAG Art Collection, client: GASAG, 2008-2011
General coordination of the move and new installation of the collection at a new site in Berlin-Mitte |
Participation in developing a concept for the new presentation | Location verification under conservational concerns | Preparing parts of the collection for permanent loan at the Berlinische Galerie | Cost planning and scheduling| Coordination of art handling and transportation | Preparing transport lists including shipment conditions | Obtaining offers | Supervising movements, dismantling and mounting of works of art | Written and electronic reports |Courier service and report surveys for permanent loans at the Berlinische Galerie