Mend Our Broken Art: Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk, VA

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con • ser • va • tion (kŏn’sûr-vā’shən) n.

1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay,
waste, or loss; preservation.

2. the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to
prevent depletion.

3. the restoration and preservation of works of art.

4. the purpose of the Hermitage Museum art adoption
program and Mend Our Broken Art exhibition
promoting the preservation of irreplaceable cultural
property for future generations.

Girl Drinking From a Shell, Edward McCartan, 1915

Mend Our Broken Art

The Mend Our Broken Art conservation program began with a great need: the cost of maintenance and care of the Hermitage’s permanent collection. With the recognition and funds raised by this annual exhibition, more than twenty works have been conserved over the course of the program’s three year history.

Art enthusiasts, conservators and patrons have combined their efforts with those of the museum to ensure the future of the cultural heritage of those works restored by the program. With your donation, the Hermitage can continue these strides in conservation and promote the preservation of irreplaceable cultural property for future generations.

Marguerite in Church, JJ Tissot

With over 3,000 pieces in the Hermitage's permanent collection, nearly 88% of the museum's holdings require conservation at some level. A conservation triage system ranks the immediacy of the needs of each piece in the museum’s collection. Those works in most dire need are closely assessed by professional conservators and offered for public adoption.

Adopting a piece offers a rare opportunity for art enthusiasts to meet conservators and become intimately involved in the conservation process from beginning to end. These generous patrons also become members of our Conservators' Circle

MOBA ‘08

Support of Mend Our Broken Art 2008 has been quite remarkable. Past supporters, as well as many new friends have stepped forward to assist with our conservation efforts. For this, we thank you again and again!

2008 Conservators’ Circle
Joan Atkinson
Connie Davis
Stuart Davis
William and Allene Hull
Tom and Patricia Isenhour
Nancy and Everett Martin
John and Sally Meek
Ken and Marilyn Meek
Mary and Paul Norris
Stuart and Sheila Schwartz
Andrew G. Silva
Caitlin Smith
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
The Hermitage Auxiliary

2007 Conservators’ Circle
Joan D. Atkinson
Amy and Greg Byrne
Connie Davis
Stuart Davis
William S. Hull
Melissa Mullins
David and Jessica O'Connor
Laura Sanders in honor of John and Tarl Sanders
Caitlin Smith
The Hermitage Auxiliary

2006 Conservators’ Circle
Joan D. Atkinson
Tom and Arlene Baragona
William S. Hull
Ken and Marilyn Meek
The Hermitage Auxiliary

For additional information on Mend Our Broken Art, works available for conservation, or how to become a donor, contact Kristin Law, Curator of Collections, at (757) 423-2052 x 204 or kl@thfm.org.