Undertaking conservation work of a 19th century wall painting in Brussels.
Background
Muirne Lydon, Paintings Conservator
Muirne qualified as a Paintings Conservator, following a Masters in Conservation of Fine Art at Northumbria University, post-graduate training at the conservation department of the National Gallery of Ireland and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge.
Muirne has worked as an independent and contract paintings conservator, gaining substantial and varied experience working in both the public and private conservation sector. Muirne has restored a wide range of pictures from early medieval panels to modern twentieth century and is a member of a number of professional bodies, including the Institute for Conservation (ICON) and the Irish Professional Conservation and Restoration Association (IPCRA). Muirne has experience working in national and international museums with busy loan programmes and can advise on care of collections, exhibition installation and preventive conservation.
Projects to date include restoring and conserving paintings for private collectors, art insurers, picture dealers and museums in Ireland, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom, collections worked on include:
Collections worked on
- National Gallery of Ireland
- Kildare County Council
- Canterbury Cathedral Kent
- Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
- Weston Park Birmingham
- Royal Antiquarian Society London
- Tate Britain London
- Victoria and Albert Museum London
- UK National Trust
- British Government Art Collections
- The Jewish Museum London
- Topolski Memoir Trust London
- St. Martin’s Church Scarborough
- Hartleypoole Art Gallery Durham
- Nostell Priory Yorkshire
- Lamport Hall Northamptonshire
A portfolio of previously carried out projects is available to view upon request.