Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts will contract with a conservation firm to treat the twelve-volume set called "Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements" by Eadweard Muybridge. This collection contains 781 plates representing approximately 20,000 photographic images of animals and people in motion. Treatment will include extensive binding repairs, surface cleaning of leaves of text blocks, and mending of tears and damages. During the treatment, the artifacts will be documented and analyzed, with a thorough record of current condition for future reference, including photographic and written documentation. At the conclusion of the conservation project, the museum will digitize all twelve volumes, making the images available through their website, providing access to these works for scholars and the general public.