Restoring a William Kent chair
October 3 2017
Video: Wallace Collection
Here's a great video from the Wallace Collection, showing how they've restored a William Kent chair in its collection. We also learn that they raised the funds necessary to restore the chair by putting it on public display in its somewhat dilapidated state, and asking the public to chip in. And they did, to the tune of £7k - excellent.
This is a wonderful demonstration of modern museum management. A fascinating project, worthy of doing itself, but made even more interesting (and free!) by publicising it with a simple but highly watchable video. Bravo to all involved!
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