Treasures Resource

Measuring environmental conditions for dharma center lineage treasures with remote datalogger for temperature, relative humidity and light levels, and digital illuminometer for light exposure. Light damage is cumulative and irreversible. #thangka #preservation #riskassessment

#conservation of #thangka, virtual learning can be joyful! treasuresresource.com @Karmapa17

A new resource created at the request of monasteries “Caring for Monastery Treasures during a Pandemic" is available on our webpage treasurecaretaker.com/manual-for-the…

youtu.be/Eu8oRk6lX84 Just released! Cantonese language video treasurecaretaker.com

SCIENCE AND THE SACRED preservation science art installation 1. Scientific analysis 2. Preservation science community education 3. Replica use following conservation treatment of originals 4. Artistic excellence and continuity @NS_Archives @RubinMuseum treasurecaretaker.com

Why do museum paintings look perfect but monastery paintings look damaged? Read about it here! …caretaker-training.networkforgood.com

STEM exhibit on preservation of sacred art. Please contact us with any questions!

Prof. Christa Brosseau and student Carolyn Farling examining paintings included in our upcoming exhibit, SCIENCE AND THE SACRED at the Chase Gallery in March. Raman Spectrometer revealed a mix of natural and synthetic pigments. thangkapreservation.com treasurecaretaker.com

A close-up of a spectacular piece from @annshaftel's teaching collection.

Faculty and future leaders in textiles/costume studies enjoyed their time today examining Silk Road textiles at @CostumeStudies @DAL_FASS thangkapreservation.com @CAC_ACCR @DigiMonastery #goldenthreads @RubinMuseum

Thanks to @annshaftel for another amazing session! Costume studies students and faculty got a close-up hands-on experience with Silk Route textiles today.

Learn about the challenges of conserving Buddhist wall paintings with Fellow Ann Shaftel! Click through the images, showing issues with varnish, environmental problems that lead to bubbling, cracking, or peeling, & other major risks to this kind of art: bit.ly/38aMZv7

Because we are writing PRESERVATION OF BUDDHIST TREASURES RESOURCE including chapters on Wall Paintings, here are images from that chapter. Visit our websites: treasurecaretaker.com …caretaker-training.networkforgood.com Watch our video! youtube.com/watch?v=6omYjk…

@LamaSuryaDas Thank you, we really look forward to continued generosity through this season of giving! Our monastic treasure caretakers, scholars, transcribers, photographers, editors, translators and digital documenters are all grateful! …caretaker-training.networkforgood.com/projects/8462-…

Fire, Earthquakes, floods, and theft threaten Buddhist treasures in monasteries and communities! …caretaker-training.networkforgood.com/projects/8462-…