About Us
Objects Conservation Studio, LLC, is a woman-owned small business dedicated to the conservation, documentation, and study of objects of historical, archaeological, and artistic significance. Based in Baltimore, MD, we work in collaboration with a wide variety of clients including museum and cultural institutions, archaeologists, educational institutions, and private collectors.
Objects Conservation Studio strives to attain the highest standards of professional conservation practice, and is committed to quality hands-on work, thorough documentation, and minimal intervention. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to provide the most responsible, reasonable and sustainable conservation care for historic, archaeological, and art collections.
Sanchita Balachandran is the lead conservator at Objects Conservation Studio. She is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation, and holds graduate degrees in art conservation and art history from New York University. She is also a Visiting Instructor in the Program in Museums and Society at Johns Hopkins University
Services
- Condition reports and conservation treatments for sculpture and other objects in various media including stone, metal, ceramics, plaster, and wood
- Condition assessments and surveys of museum collections
- Consultations on packing, storing, and exhibiting art objects
- Lectures related to conservation and collections care for small museums, archaeology field schools, and the lay public
Recent Publications
"Object Lessons: The Politics of Preservation and Museum Building in Western China in the Early Twentieth Century," International Journal of Cultural Property, 14: 1-32, 2007
Contact
Please contact us by email at sanchita@gmail.com, or by telephone at (646) 283 7553.
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