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I just found your videos and thank you so very much! My partner and I just saved endless family photos from as far back as the late 1800’s and although I knew enough to remove them from photo albums and remove the tape that was easy removed I needed further guidance. Thank you for providing further info to help me preserve process finally memories and mementos

no words. i love you, you have saved my life

Reaction advice....... You don't have to prove your knowledge by taking the film apart.. I've got a dear friend like that. I refuse to see a movie with him because he can't simply enjoy the movie.... I only made it about 30 minutes in with you... Could just be me, but nevertheless I'm out..

To be fair to the "cowboys", maps, keys, and codes are meant to be _used_ not just locked away behind glass. Respect for the creators implies respect for the original purpose of the piece, not necessarily our modern, disconnected purpose. A bit like collectors hoarding toys instead of allowing future generations of children to enjoy them as intended. Sometimes, "it belongs in a museum" needs to be tempered with "Indiana, let it go."

LOVE THIS!!!!!!

Perhaps if 'Conservators' didn't charge fifty times what lessor restorers do, they would be used more often....

I like your idea of self amalgamating tape for handles - I've also seen polymer clay (Fimo is the most famous one) used for customising handles.

"I've shaped them [bone folders] and shaved them down and I also want to do another video on how I care and shape my bone folders - so stay tuned for that." Did you ever make that video? I've looked and can't find it.

Hi I was wondering if there is anything you use that expands paper fiber more than water?

Can i use wax paper?

Is pvc based materail plastic also a good storage media? Coz i cant really find any polyester pocket in my country 😢 and if i already put the photos in pocket can i then stored it in magnetic album?

Ideal DPI?

This is so usefull!!! All of your channel is! How hard do you feel it is to gind a job in this field as a freshly out of uni (bachelor's in restoration and conservation of cultural patrimony)

If I spilled coffee and the coffee drops got on the physical photo and I don't have another to print, or to get how do I clean them off without ruining the photos??!!! Please help

THIS NEEDS A ART TWO

I also like how the CCTV feed for the preservation room is so conveniently positioned in a subway maintenance closet?! And the fact the door just happens to be unlocked for riley to walk into

I have one of these, Ships and Sea and Sky pictures, with the 27 watercolors stuck to the glass, when that tornado came through. Then the glass got broken, removing small areas of the painting. I will recover this one. The salt-water in my veins requires its beauty and serenity. It is a long way from Tipperary.

Some photo albums of the past had pages that were made of black heavy paper (much like what is referred to as 'construction paper'). Often people would use some kind of glue or adhesive to mount the photos to the pages. In my particular scenario the photos were originally loose for a time in a collection and they had information written on the backs of them, often dates and names of the people depicted in the photo. At a later date they were glued into an album. The album lasted for a few decades or so and began to fall apart. So the photos were removed from the black pages and the album discarded but the glue and much of the black paper fiber remained adhered to the back of the photographs. What is your method for removing the remaining album paper to reveal the written information?

A question for you.... I'm wondering how to label more recent photos (1980's and newer) as they tend to have a 'plasticky' backing that pencil won't stick to? If you have a conservation pen that you recommned I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your videos -so helpful! :)

Forgot the uv light.

A fantastic insight thank you!

I am young, oddly anough I want to work in a museum, I find history very interesting, in fact it is my special interest, quite odd at my age but who cares. Anyway, this has been very helpful video and I’m probably going to research for a long while, so, this was a great video and I’m happy to have seen it 🙂 And to anyone that has even bothered to read this, you are a beautiful person and I hope that you get good luck. Have a wonderful day.

Hi! I love your video, would you mind sharing how you got started? What kind of degree does it require to be a conservationist?

Hello, do you offer classes?

Wow. That's a very important document.

This was beautiful!

Calling this a "botched restoration" is not true. If the person doing this didn't ever intend on trying to restore the item to its original condition, so it's not a restoration at all. Basically it's a new piece of "art". One that people want to see to laugh at. But calling it a restoration is not even true.

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My father passed away this year...so I've inherited many very old photos. Some might be 50, 60, 70 plus years old. A few of them are in bad shape...So do you have any recommendations on brand names? I am mainly looking for high quality paper to place in between for now. (Some photos have stains or substance on the back.) I am storing them in an acid fee photo storage boxes for now.) NEVERMIND...I see suggested links on other's questions, however, what is the name of the photo paper?

I can only see priceless works of art in need of care udderly disfigured by a random person who doesn't know what they are doing so many times.

I would like to repair some very old theatre and circus posters from the 1890's can it be done by the amateur and if so where would I find out how? Gerry

Just discovered your channel & am so thankful I did. I see this video is a few years back but i have a question that the answer has eluded me. I have several old photographs from the 1940s that inadvertently got wet from the rain (were in a box during a move😢) & became stuck together. Is there any way to save them? Many are irreplaceable & I'm hoping to find a solution. Thank you in advance.

Is that all about 'cleaning a photograph' with just 'blowing' and 'brushing''? How disappointing? I so expected more in the way of removing stuck-on bits and erasing spots 'n stuff that mar and spoil an old photo. _Addendum: I have since read another comment prior to mine which bemoans more than mere blowing and brushing that is required._

You think you're funny and charming with all of your schtick, but it isn't at all, it's annoying. Mostly because you're wrong half the time and are ultra self-righteous in the process. Probably why you only have 2.96k subs. Definitely should stick to curating, I guess? Maybe not even good at that.

Hello, do you know why my starch mix with water 1:5 ratio instantly turned to paste like after 1 min of stirring on heat? I soaked it over night before cooking

I get what you're saying...but...treasure hunting...imma gordian knot anything that gets in the way...partially to see your reactions when I cut an ancient knotted rope. Also, what if I lick it?

thanks from Bangladesh

Without removing the gluten from the wheat is very dangerous for the work especially in future the deterioration might be increased

I'm trying to find out what I can use to clean soot from my fire damaged photos...any help?

I'm currently in grade 11 studying biology but I'm striving to become a conservator. do I need chemistry in order to study conservation at university? I'm worried it's too late for me to change

So useful..Nicely covered…

Omg I love this video - it's so funny! I have never seen the National Treasure movie so definitely I will watch it now haha

Just discovered your channel! I'm an art conservator and I'm really happy that there is more and more wonderful content about art conservation on RUclips :)

Currently going to do a bA in Studio arts and realized I wanna do much more. I'm excited to know this is a great path combing art, science and art history (my fav things). Can't wait to get into Museum Studies in a few years! And start my journey as a Conservator. Thank you for your Video!

Thank you great

am I too old to start going to school for conservation at 23??

I'm in high school and looking to go down the path of art conservation & restoration. I just discovered your channel and I love it because it answers a lot of the questions I have that aren't easily answered!

Um, so where's part two?

Thanks so much for making this great summary. Really well done and informative. I'm a chemist considering a career change

Is there actual proof that this is real