Agarose is definitely one more gadget to include in our current practice as conservators. It is easy to handle, gives us a lot of control over the treatment and it can be really helpful with both overall and spot treatments.
Agarose Gels at work
Tools to Outline Treatment Proposals
In art conservation, when examining an artwork to outline a treatment proposal, conservators go through a process very similar to “close reading” a text. First, they look at the artwork, pointing ....