Mechanics Hall

The Worcester County Mechanics Association will undertake a project to clean and conserve a series of portraits housed in historic Mechanics Hall. The 21 portraits to be conserved represent leaders that had a significant impact on early Central Massachusetts and United States history, such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Clara Barton. Staff will work with a fine art handler and a conservation consultant to remove the portraits for documentation, cleaning, repair, and re-installation. Once conservation efforts are complete, the artworks will be better protected from further degradation and be available for public exhibition and research purposes.