To preserve the wealth of local artistic, historical and cultural artefacts, the Central Conservation Section devised and implemented tailor-made conservation programmes for 1 958 different cultural objects, including but not limited to paintings, paper artefacts, textiles, photographs, metals, ceramics, organic materials and archaeological finds.
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A conservator uses a stereomicroscope to carefully remove residues of corrosion on a gold disc. |
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The section also gave technical support for thematic exhibitions at our museums.
To expand museum exhibition audiences, the section collaborated with the Airport Authority to stage a new thematic exhibition, Caring Hong Kong, at the Departures Hall of Hong Kong International Airport. Through historical photographs and texts, it showed aspects of caring neighbourhoods, rural self-reliance, generous education, charitable activities and volunteer work in Hong Kong.
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Visitors learn about Hong Kong’s caring ways at the Caring Hong Kong exhibition at Hong Kong International Airport. |
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Extending its mission to local school students and the general public, the section reached out to 17 schools and 1 000 individuals in the community through its community-engagement programmes, through the School Culture Day Scheme, Conservation Internship Scheme, behind-the-scenes laboratory visits, thematic seminars and experiential workshops.
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Students listen attentively to their instructor’s brief at the School Culture Day. |
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Fifty volunteers donated 2 230 hours of service to help preserve our cultural heritage. Eleven of them were given the Outstanding Conservation Volunteer 2011 awards for exceptional service.
To heighten professional exchanges with the overseas counterparts, staff of the section presented two papers on conservation at the 16th ICOM-CC triennial conservation conference in Lisbon and at the ICCROM Sharing Decision conference in Rome.
