Fall 2019 in Review
It has been a busy end to 2019 at Paul Messier Conservation Studio. Here are some highlights from the past few months. Meet our intern,...
Recent Advances in Characterizing And Preserving Photographs: Spring School, Paris, June 5-13, 2019
Today is the first day of the The 2019 Spring School: Recent Advances in Characterizing And Preserving Photographs, that takes place in...
"Photography as an Art", A Conference in Moscow
Our conservator, Karina Beeman, co-authored a talk with Tatiana Sayatina, Head of The Laboratory of Scientific Conservation of...
We do paper conservation treatments too!
Yesterday we had one of our conservators working on a graphite drawing on paper. The treatment plan was to reduce discoloration and...
5 Conservation Tools We Can't Live Without
Paul Messier LLC has been in business for over 25 years. Like any other profession, conservators compile a dedicated tool set that assist...
Completion of the State Hermitage and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Joint Project
In December 2015, Paul Messier and Karina Beeman visited The State Hermitage Museum for the completion of the collaborative project, The...
Looking for a good resource for fiber ID?
Check out http://cameo.mfa.org--Jennifer McGlinchey Sexton has been contributing descriptions and images of paper fibers from cotton, to...
Target-UV expected to last 8 years with everyday use!
We've just completed the report on permanence testing for the UV Innovations color patches. We expect over 8 years of everyday use....
UV Innovations Reference Targets Available for Purchase!
We are very pleased to announce that the UV Innovations reference targets for repeatable and accurate imaging of UVA fluorescence are now...
Paul Messier appointed director of Yale's new Lens Media Lab
Dear friends and colleagues, Today the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage at Yale University announced my appointment as...