PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Task of conservation. Case studies
5.3. THEODOR AMAN MUSEUM, BUCHAREST
5.3.1. History of the building
Figure 131. Theodor Aman Museum in Bucharest.
The museum is located in a small Neo-Classical building erected
according to the plans of the architect Fr. Scheller in Bucharest
in 1869. 421 It served as the home and studio of the celebrated
Romanian artist Theodor Aman (1831–1891).
Figurative decorations, such as friezes, medallions and
sculptures, on the facade, as well as some of the interior decorations
– mural paintings in the entrance hall, a ceiling painting
in a parlour, carved doors in the studio and pieces of furniture
– had been created by the artist himself. Currently, it houses a
part of Aman’s creative work (paintings, aquarelles, drawings
and engravings), personal belongings, such as brushes, weapons,
a cello, masks, costumes, and his art collection, donated to
the Municipal Museum by Ana Aman in 1904. 422
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