GREENWICH, CT — Collectible art and objects always seem to be under siege. Whether the threat is from ill-managed light, humidity, or temperature, or due to simple naiveté or neglect, our most prized possessions face an ongoing risk of damage and resulting loss of value.
Though an art insurance policy can go a long way toward covering the cost of harm or loss, many of the sources of danger to our collections are controllable, or at least predictable. On Thursday, May 6, 7:00 – 8:30 pm via Zoom, hear from a panel of collections care specialists who will share ways to mitigate the threats to your cultural heritage objects, and learn about who you can turn to if the damage has already been done.
The Bruce Presents virtual program, Crashes, Cracks, and Other Catastrophes to Avoid: Preventive ConservationTips for Collectors, will feature Katja Zigerlig, Vice President, Art, Wine, and Collectibles Advisory at Berkley One; her colleague Gregory J. Smith, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Berkley Asset Protection; Jessica Pace, Preventive Conservator at New York University Libraries; and Margaret Holben Ellis, the Eugene Thaw Professor Emerita of Paper Conservation at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
Admission to the webinar on May 6 is free for Museum members and $20 for non-members; students receive a 20% discount. To register, visit the Reservations page at brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311. Support for Bruce Presents programs is generously provided by Berkley One, a Berkley Company, Connecticut Office of the Arts, and Northern Trust.
“Conservators are usually called in when something has gone wrong to treat the effects of these threats, yet they are also a valuable resource for preventive care,” says Katja Zigerlig, who will serve as moderator for the discussion and following Q&A session. As the Vice President, Art, Wine, and Collectibles Advisory at Berkley One, a Berkley Company, Zigerlig consults with collectors as well as insurance and financial advisors on the physical and financial protection of their passion investments.
Serving as host of the discussion is Whitney Lucas Rosenberg, the Bruce Museum’s Director of Development and Institutional Advancement. “One of the most common inquiries we receive at the Museum is from patrons asking about how to protect, preserve, transport, or restore works in private collections,” says Rosenberg, who served as Vice President, Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s in New York before joining the Bruce. ”Preventive ConservationTips for Collectors is sure to provide answers to those issues, with advice and insight from our panel of conservators and art advisors who have deep and wide-ranging expertise.”
To participate in the Crashes, Cracks, and Other Catastrophes to Avoid: Preventive Conservation Tips forCollectors webinar on Thursday, May 6, 2021, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, please visit brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311.