Newfields

The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) will hire a photograph conservator to conduct a detailed survey of the approximately 1,100 photographs in the IMA’s collection. The survey will include process identification, description of condition, treatment proposal, and conservation priority rating, as well as recommendations regarding storage and display. In conjunction with the survey, IMA senior staff will conduct a study of contemporary photographs to determine safe light exposure parameters and to formulate appropriate rotation schedules in response to the data. The work will be shared more broadly via a free public lecture series on selected topics in photographic history, technology, and preservation; scholarly articles; a series of illustrated essays for the IMA’s blog; and an article in IMA Magazine.