06/03/2021
Are you considering a career in conservation of cultural heritage?
Would you like to learn more about the different conservation fields?
Then you will enjoy this podcast series titled "The Future Conservator's Podcast"
Today, in Episode 2, we welcome conservator Ann Shaftel!
Ann's work is at the forefront of thangka conservation. Since 1970, Ann has worked in conservation of Buddhist art for governments, museums, universities, dharma centers and monasteries.
Ann is Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation, Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation, member of Canadian Association of Professional Conservators, ICOM and ICOMOS.
Ann's international monastery preservation project Treasure Caretaker Training www.treasurecaretaker.com won the prestigious Digital Empowerment Foundation Chairman's Choice award. Ann’s zooms, lectures, seminars, research, and numerous publications continue to serve as valuable resources in museums and monasteries.
Preservation of Buddhist Treasures, a free, online resource written in response to preservation questions from monks and nuns, includes a comprehensive and richly illustrated section on Thangka Preservation.
https://soundcloud.com/user-979095571/the-future-conservators-podcast-episode-2-the-conservation-of-thangkas
Today we welcome conservator Ann Shaftel! Ann's work is at the forefront of thangka conservation. Since 1970, Ann has worked in conservation of Buddhist art for governments, museums, universities, dh
