GIMBRETPaper & book conservation
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Services

Conditioning / framing

Conservation boxes, folders and mounts, framing and custom exhibition supports: protecting the object, and showing it without harm.

Custom conservation boxes and a window mount

A successful treatment only lasts if the object is well protected afterwards. And a work also needs protecting when it is on show: poor framing can damage it faster than time.

Housing

  • Boxes, folders and sleeves in acid-free conservation materials, made to the exact size of the book or document.
  • Conservation window mounts, with reversible Japanese-paper hinges, never any adhesive on the work.

Framing and display

  • Conservation framing: neutral materials, UV-filtering glazing, reversible mounting, the work never touching the glass.
  • Custom exhibition supports for books, objects and fragile works.
  • Display advice: where to hang, and for how long, to limit light exposure.

My experience

  • Bibliothèque nationale de France (2022–2024): in charge of preparing in-house exhibitions, I made supports for the works on show in polyester, plexiglass, brass and wood, framed works on paper, installed and de-installed exhibitions, and oversaw the transport and housing of the works.
  • Musée du Louvre (2023): training in mount-making for works of art, brazing and brass micro-welding.
  • MUMASK: exhibition and loan preparation (housing, transport, mounts, installation).