Conservation Lab

Conservation Lab: A Place for the Study and Conservation of the Museum’s Artistic Heritage

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection boasts a new conservation and restoration laboratory: a cutting-edge space dedicated to the study, restoration, and protection of the works held in the museum’s collection, conceived as a center of scientific excellence and a place for open dialogue between the public, art, and research.

Equipped with the latest technology, the laboratory will allow the Conservation Department to undertake complex restorations and share its daily work with visitors. In fact, some of its activities will be visible to the public, offering a unique opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes view of museum conservation work.

The laboratory also displays a selection of sculptures that are usually not on view, integrating conservation and communication. Current restorations include works by Rebert Delaunay, Piet Mondrian, and Jackson Pollock, attesting to the museum’s commitment to protect twentieth-century art. Conceived also as a training center, the laboratory is designed to welcome early-career professionals and engage in conservation-related research and sustainability projects with a European scope.

EFG, Institutional Patron of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection since 2001, has provided crucial support to the laboratory’s realization. For over twenty years, EFG has helped the museum in its efforts to protect art, supporting the restoration of key works such as Pablo Picasso’s The Studio (1928), Amedeo Modigliani’s Woman in a Sailor Shirt (1916), and Marcel Duchamp’s Box in a Valise (1935–41).