Fully Restored
why are some museum objects fully restored and others are left in an uncompleted state?
Good question! There are myriad reasons why a museum may decide to restore one object and not another. Often it has to do with cost. While some museums have in-house conservators many do not, so they have to pay either a freelance conservator or a conservation company to do the work. If there are many objects in need of repair, the museum has to prioritize which objects need help the most. Or the museum may consider which objects are most popular or important and should be shown in their best condition, versus another artifact that may be in terrible shape but isn’t a particularly great object. For example, if a famous Picasso painting at MOMA has a few chips of paint coming off, chances are that painting will be restored before a damaged print that is rarely on display and is by a much less popular artist.
Other reasons why a work might not be restored include …
- the restoration procedure may not be adequate and could even damage the work further (in the case of extremely fragile objects)
- the conservation to an original state presents an appearance that is not what most museum viewers expect — see the link below about painted Greek sculpture.
- the object is simply beyond repair but still worth showing as an example
- sometimes objects that are not restored actually tell us more about a piece than if they were “perfect” — for example you might be able to see how a sculpture is constructed by seeing its many pieces and insides, which you wouldn’t see if the artwork was restored.
For more info on conservation, see the conservation online link below (the one from Stanford).
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Ford : Thunderbird Fully Restored, beautiful 1956 Ford Thunderbird in Fiesta Red $21,200.00 |
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Pontiac : GTO 1969 Pontiac GTO fully restored (JUDGE clone) $21,000.00 |
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Chevrolet 3100 PickUp FULLY RESTORED AWARD WINNING 3 WINDOW PICKUP $31,900.00 |
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Ford : Other CUSTOMLINE GORGEOUS FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY -1955 Ford Customline Town Sedan -80K MILES $11,100.00 |
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Plymouth : Other 340 72 Plymouth Cuda 340 / Fully Restored $18,101.00 |
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Chevrolet : Impala FULLY RESTORED SUPER CLEAN ORIGINAL 1961 CHEVY IMPALA $11,500.00 |
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Jeep : Wrangler Renegade 1991 Jeep Wrangler Renegade Manual Fully Restored !Awesome Adult Owned” $7,495.00 |
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Volkswagen : Karmann Ghia 1973 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia almost fully restored 0miles on new engine $2,550.00 |
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Chevrolet : El Camino NO RESERVE Fully restored 39797 miles 4speed 1965 Chevrolet El Camino a must for collection $13,110.00 |
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Chevrolet : Impala magnificent Absolutly amazing 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible fully restored eye candy $30,101.00 |
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Ford Woody 1932 Ford Model-B Woody Station Wagon – Fully Restored $99,900.00 |
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Pontiac : Trans Am 1978 Trans Am Bandit T-Top Fully Restored No Reserve $12,500.00 |
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Chevrolet : Camaro 1969 Hugger Orange Camaro, Nicely Optioned, Fully Restored! $17,100.00 |
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Chevrolet : Chevelle 300 Custom 1967 Chevelle Fully restored,454 , Black Cherry,Post model,700R trans,Excellent $10,000.00 |
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Volkswagen : Beetle – Classic FULLY CUSTOM, CHASSIS OFF RESTORATION, 1956 OVAL WINDOW BUG, RIGHT HAND DRIVE $6,750.00 |
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Datsun : Z-Series California California Original.1973 Datsun 240, $25k+ in receipts,Fully Restored, Gorgeous! $9,500.00 |
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Chevrolet : Chevelle 1965 Chevrolet Malibu Fully Restored Hot Rod $16,100.99 |
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Chevrolet : El Camino 2dr Pickup 1984 Chevrolet El Camino Conquista Fully Restored 58K Actual Miles Factory Air $5,600.00 |
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Ford : Mustang 1965 Ford Mustang Silver Blue Fully Restored $6,900.00 |
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Buick : Other Speedster RARE 1913 Buick Brass Era Speedster, FULLY RESTORED, MUSEUM QUALITY $55,000.00 |
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Chevrolet : Other COUPE 1939 CHEVROLET MASTER COUPE HOT ROD,ALL STEEL,FULLY RESTORED BEAUTY,SHOW CAR $6,600.00 |
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Chevrolet : El Camino 1969 Chevrolet El Camino – Fully Restored 468 CI V8 Powered Mild Custom ! $36,900.00 |
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Chevrolet : C-10 1965 C10 Fully Restored SBC 700R4 $5,655.66 |
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Volkswagen : Beetle – Classic BUG 1965 VW BEETLE/BUG FULLY RESTORED TURN-KEY SUNROOF BETTER THAN NEW MAYNARD MASS $7,100.00 |
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Porsche : 911 SC 911SC Targa FULLY RESTORED! $15,300.00 |
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Ford : Model T 1925 Ford Model T Pickup – Fully Restored $18,000.00 |
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Ford : Mustang Mach 1 Fastback 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fully Restored!! $18,100.00 |
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Chevrolet : C-10 Step Side Custom Fully Restored new paint new interior $19,995.00 |
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Dodge : Other Pickups LITTLE RED!! 1978 DODGE “LITTLE RED EXPRESS TRUCK. FULLY RESTORED!!!” $12,100.00 |
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Chevrolet : Impala 1963 IMPALA 2DR HARDTOP FULLY RESTORED NEEDS NOTHING $19,500.00 |