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Antiquities get state-of-the-art lab
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CHINA’S largest artifacts protection research center opened yesterday in Shanghai.
The Shanghai Museum Conservation Center, located on Longwu Road in Xuhui District, has more than a dozen labs equipped with state-of-the-art artifact restoration facilities.
These can repair antiquities ranging from bronze, ceramics and lacquer pieces, through to ancient ink-wash paintings and calligraphy works, said officials.
The 9,140-square-meter center houses China’s only laser machine for cleaning metal items.
This can remove rust from 1,000-year-old bronze artifacts without damaging the original surface, said Zhou Hao, a researcher with the new center.
“Light, temperature, humidity, pests and even human beings are all considered hazards to a museum’s collection of historic artifacts,” Shan Jixiang, the curator of Beijing’s Palace Museum, told the Xinhua news agency.
“The new center will be very helpful in keeping artifacts in a healthy state,” Shan added.
Shanghai Museum director Yang Zhigang said the center will be the hub for research and the application of conservation, restoration, archaeological science and ancient technology for the city museum.
It also aims to be the key scientific research base of the State Administration for Cultural Heritage, added Yang.
Founded in 1952, Shanghai Museum in the People’s Square has more than one million objects.
It plans in future exhibitions to give visitors an insight into the work carried out at the new conservation center.
There will be areas at exhibitions detailing the stages of restoration to improve public understanding, said Yang,
Earlier this week, Yang said that plans for a new branch of the Shanghai Museum in the Pudong New Area are being considered by the government.
It would cover 100,000 square meters, compared to the existing Shanghai Museum’s 40,000 square meters, and showcase ancient Chinese culture through painting, calligraphy and craftwork.
Work could begin next year, and be complete by 2020.
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