Shakespeare: His Collected Works—January 19–April 23, 2016

Conservators at the Weissman Preservation Center have been busy preparing for Houghton’s upcoming exhibition, Shakespeare: His Collected Works, which marks the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death and opens January 19th.

Their work often involves analyzing the material makeup of artifacts at high magnification to determine the best and safest course of treatment. Debora Mayer is Helen H. Glaser Conservator at Weissman, and her investigation into one item—a scene design for Hamlet—offers us a detailed look at the pioneering work of stage designer Robert Edmond Jones.

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