Gardner Museum Receives Art Conservation Grant

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston plans to undergo costly renovations on several rare 17th-century tapestries in its collection. The museum is one of 18 organizations worldwide to receive an art conservation grant from Bank of America. The grant will fund the shipment of four wall hangings to a specialized facility in Belgium for cleaning. The Belgian facility specializes in the conservation of ancient French and Flemish tapestries. Ancient French and Flemish tapestries from the Gardner Museum collection will undergo a cleaning and restoration process at a specialized Belgian facility. Curator Diana Greenwald noted the process provides an opportunity to study the works. These works have been displayed in the museum's little salon for over 100 years and are currently embedded with dirt and wax.