The memorial art gallery at the university of rochester will work with a professional conservator to complete conservation treatments on 29 south asian miniature paintings and drawings

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $126,576 Project Grant under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery. The grant will fund the conservation treatment of 29 South Asian miniature paintings and drawings dating from the 16th to 19th centuries, which are currently inaccessible to visitors and researchers due to their poor condition. A professional conservator will document the treatment process through detailed photographic and written reports, and museum staff will re-mat the artworks and update the collection records. As a result, these culturally significant paintings and drawings will be made available to the public, either through display in the Asian Art Gallery or online access via the museum's website. The project has a performance period from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2026.

These artworks range in date from the 16TH through the 19TH centuries and are inaccessible to visitors and very limited to researchers due to their present condition. The conservator will document the treatment in full photographic and written reports, and museum staff will RE-mat the works and compile the treatment data for inclusion in the collection object records. As a result, the paintings and drawings will be available to the public, either on display in the asian art gallery or made accessible through photographs on the museum website.