From paper bag to exhibition: Conservation of historic beadwork Arts & Entertainment Community News by Robin Croskery Howard - September 6, 2020September 19, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — In 2018, the AhTah-Thi-Ki Museum was fortunate enough to welcome home a 19th century fingerwoven sash that is believed to be one of the articles of clothing removed from Osceola around the time of his imprisonment in the late 1830s. When it arrived at the museum, the
The process behind the processing Arts & Entertainment Community News by Robin Croskery Howard - August 2, 2019September 20, 2024 Each year, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum acquires objects to add to our collection. It is not a simple matter of purchasing or being given an object and then placing it on exhibition. Prior to entering the collection, the objects undergo a long process to ensure that the object is safe and that
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum conservator gives advice for care of heirlooms Arts & Entertainment Community by Robin Croskery Howard - November 1, 2018 You probably know that the Museum on Big Cypress protects many pieces of art and antiques such as paintings, patchwork, doll and baskets. But many people have things like this at home too. They might have belonged to your family for a long time, and you might be concerned about
The ever-present past: Caring for modern objects Community by Robin Croskery Howard - January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 When do objects become historic? At what point are objects worthy of care? And why collect modern objects? Institutionally and individually, these are questions that the Museum’s collections staff contend with each day. Here is our process for answering these questions when considering modern objects. When do objects become historic? This