The Parsons Conservation Lab serves all curatorial areas represented by the Carlos Museum’s collection. Preventive care, treatment, and research encompass diverse materials including wood, stone, metal, ceramics, textiles, human remains, and paper. Click on the collection objects below to review summaries of recent conservation projects.
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Ceremonial KnifeSicán, 1050-1000 AD |
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Ancient Laundry: PodcastWith supervision from contract conservator of textiles Patricia Ewer, student interns Rebecca Levitan EC'13 and Arden Davis GSU'12, bathed fragments of an Andean doublecloth. |








