Guggenheim Venice Opens Conservation Lab for Contemporary Art
A brand new conservation and research lab has opened its doors at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, home to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, thanks to support from the EFG banking group. This space gives visitors a chance to see how sculptures from the collection are restored. Current projects include Robert Delaunay's "Finestre aperte simultaneamente 1° parte, 3° motivo" from 1912, Piet Mondrian's "Composizione n. 1 con grigio e rosso" from 1938-39, and Jackson Pollock's "Movimento gracidante" from 1946. According to Director Karole P. B. Vail, the lab emphasizes the importance of making cultural heritage more accessible. This effort builds on a partnership with Italy’s National Research Council from 2023 to improve preventive conservation.
Key facts
- New conservation lab opened at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice
- Funded by EFG banking group
- Lab is open to the public as 'open lab' and 'open storage'
- Restorations underway on works by Delaunay, Mondrian, and Pollock
- Lab serves as training center for young conservators
- Part of Peggy Guggenheim Collection, managed by Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation since 1980
- Follows 2023 collaboration with CNR for preventive conservation
- Director Karole P. B. Vail commented on the lab's mission
Entities
Artists
- Robert Delaunay
- Piet Mondrian
- Jackson Pollock
- Peggy Guggenheim
Institutions
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- EFG
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
- Canal Grande