We discussed: Art Preservation, Art storage, Research, damage and restoration, security,  and public art.

People + Places mentioned:

Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects book – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Collection-Care-Brent-Powell/dp/1442238828/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=collection+care&qid=1622209552&sr=8-3

The Reykjavik Art Museum collection – https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is

RAM app for outdoor sculptures – https://artmuseum.is/app

Iðavöllur exhibition – https://artmuseum.is/exhibitions/idavollur-icelandic-art-21st-century

Einar Jónsson – http://www.lej.is

Jóhannes Kjarval – https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/Kjarval

Ásmundur Sveinsson – https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/%C3%81smundur

Erró – https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/Err%C3%B3

Einar Jónsson Outlaws – http://www.lej.is/news/21/80/Outlaws-1901/d,nodate/

Artwork Mermaid – https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/verk/H-156

3 Artist he is looking at:

Ragnar Kjartansson – https://i8.is/artists/35-ragnar-kjartansson/works/

Elín Hansdóttir – https://www.elinhansdottir.net

Sigurður Guðjónsson – http://www.sigurdurgudjonsson.net

Reykjavik Art Museum: www.artmuseum.is

Audio editing by Jakub Černý

Music by Peat Biby

Hosted by Matthew Dols

Supported in part by:

EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

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