Services
Momentum Art Conservation works with museums and cultural institutions to provide:
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Research and conservation treatment of cultural heritage objects, historic artifacts, natural history specimens, taxidermy, sculpture, installation art, and contemporary multimedia art
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Collection surveys: inventorying and cataloging works, evaluating condition, provenance research, etc.
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Development of long-term maintenance, budget, and preservation plans for institutional collections
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Management of installations and exhibitions
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Detailed condition examinations & reports
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Artwork and artifact storage, packing, & crating recommendations
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Anoxic treatments for pest remediation
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Conservation reviews for artwork proposals and commissions
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Preservation assessments of facilities
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Development of emergency response and mitigation plans
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Treatment of fire- and water-damaged artworks
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Domestic, virtual, and international courier services
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Photographic documentation of artwork and collections
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Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), Multispectral Imaging, Photogrammetry, etc.
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Cleaning and maintenance of collections
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Exhibition and permanent installation guidelines and maintenance
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Documentation of time-based media artworks
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Artwork and cultural heritage research
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Artist interviews
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Lecturing on topics in conservation, museum studies, and preservation
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Digital collection preservation plans and implementation
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Educational workshop development and facilitation
Collections & Clients
Blanton Museum of Art
Big Medium
Brooklyn Museum
Briscoe Center for American History
Bullock Texas State History Museum
City of Austin
Contemporary Austin & Laguna Gloria
Harry Ransom Center for the Humanities
Irving Art Center
Kimbell Art Museum
Landmarks Public Art Collection
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
The Menil Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
National Archives and Records Administration
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
University of Texas
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Texas Archeological Research Lab
Whitney Museum of American Art
Selected Exhibitions
Day Jobs, Blanton Museum of Art, Feb 19, 2023 – Jul 23, 2023; Cantor Arts Center 2024.
Sarah Oppenheimer: C-010106, Landmarks Public Art Collection, University of Texas, Commission installed 2022.
Simone Leigh: Sentinel IV, Landmarks Public Art Collection, University of Texas, Installed 2020.
Monica Bravo: An Interval of Time, Landmarks Public Art Collection, University of Texas, Commission installed 2020.
Jennifer Steinkamp: Eon, Landmarks Public Art Collection, University of Texas, Commission installed 2020.
Allora and Calzadilla: Specters of Noon, The Menil Collection, September 26, 2020–June 20, 2021.
Of Heaven and Earth, The Menil Collection, November 15, 2019–March 15, 2020.
Mapa Wiya (Your Map's Not Needed): Australian Aboriginal Art from the Fondation Opale, The Menil Collection, September 13, 2019–February 2, 2020.
Mineko Grimmer: Remembering Plato, The Menil Collection, May 31–September 1, 2019.
One Hand Clapping, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, May 4–October 21, 2018.
Kevin Beasley, ICA Boston, May 9 – Aug 26, 2018.
Danh Vo: Take My Breath Away, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, February 9–May 9, 2018.
Art and China After 1989: Theatre of the World, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, October 6, 2017–January 7, 2018.
Holy Barbarians: Beat Culture on the West Coast, The Menil Collection, November 18, 2016–March 12, 2017.