Caring for your Art Collection: what you can do to preserve your art at home?

What is the best way to frame a piece of art?  Can direct sunlight damage a work of art?  Why do people in museums wear those white gloves?  Learn the answers to these questions and others dealing with the preservation of works of art and how you can give museum quality care to your treasured works of art at home…even your favorite Marconi mosaic.

What’s new at the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery
An overview of the current exhibition at the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery.

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s Permanent Art Collection
Did you know that the Library collects art as well as books? Or that the library is home to the oldest public art collection in Topeka?  While the art can’t be checked out, it can be viewed.  Is there a type or style of art that you are interested in?  Let me tailor a presentation for you and your group using the Library’s permanent art collection.   

A Special Look
Join us for a unique look at objects from the library’s Special Collections.  From traditional books to contemporary art and everything in between.

Bio:
Zan has been at the Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery since 2003, and yes, her name really is Zan!  She holds a M.A. in art history from The George Washington University in Washington DC and B.A. in art history and a minor in printmaking from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI.  Affectionately know as the über researcher, Zan is responsible for caring for the Library’s art collection, curating exhibitions and researching works of art for the collection and the public.