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CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre
MISSION STATEMENT
The CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre (MACC), Mumbai
aims to spearhead heritage conservation-restoration, R&D and training activities
in India, as well as in other nations in the region, and will encourage
collaborations and share conservation expertise through its interlinked units
(i) Conservation Status Reports Unit; (ii) Conservation-Restoration Unit; (iii)
Technical Support Unit; (iv) Education Unit; (v) Documentation Unit; (vi) Research
& Development Unit
Present Facilities
The Museum Art Conservation Centre (MACC) is housed in an area of 4000 sq ft
in the Kalaghoda art district of Mumbai. The facility has a climate controlled
environment and round the clock CCTV surveillance. MACC offers its conservation,
research and documentation services to various museums, cultural institutions and
private collectors. The facility is manned by a team of dedicated art conservatorsrestorers
and support teams who are trained to conserve art objects of various
materials and technologies.
MACC's Technical Support, Research & Development Units provide technical
support to various institutions and are well equipped and manned to undertake
various diagnostic examinations including microscopy, spectrometry, fluorescence,
X-Ray, 3D imaging, and other art analyses.
MACC's Education Unit imparts training in conservation-restoration and related
fields. In affiliation with the University of Mumbai it conducts courses in PG Diploma
in Museology and Conservation and is now developing a Certificate Programme for
Undergraduates as well as a Masters Programme in Art Conservation. It regularly
conducts workshops, training programmes, conferences and lectures. The
Education Unit also serves as a Coordination Unit for various conferences and
Seminars. It successfully coordinated the Commonwealth Association of Museums
Conference in June 2010 that was attended by 110 delegates. Its first workshop
‘CUSTODIANS EMPOWERED’ on Conservation of Manuscripts and Archival
Documents, was held on November 23-25, 2010. The unit also conducts active
sessions for the Post Graduate Diploma in Museology and Art Conservation.
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Training Unit. CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre. Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Mumbai. WS-P-2010