Preserving historic art provides society with a greater connection to its cultural history. Unfortunately, insufficient protection from vibration for canvas paintings in transit threatens to rob us of this benefit. This project was sponsored by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum (GOKM) who provided tools and suggestions for researching this ongoing problem. We designed and implemented an affordable method of using simple sensors to analyze the effectiveness of packaging materials at eliminating vibration. We used this analytic method to evaluate a variety of alternative materials to the conventional foams used in canvas shipping containers. Finally, we worked with the GOKM to create a draft exhibit design to raise public awareness of the museum’s work to stop vibration damage.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Walwik, Martin Augustine
• Cerkanowicz, Daniela Marie
• Kaplan, Jacob Taylor
• Henry, Jacob Colton

Subject

• Sustainability
• Security
• Culture
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101217-180820

关键词

• Historic preservation
• Art

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Belz, Melissa

Year

• 2017

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Date created

• 2017-10-12

地点

• Santa Fe

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright