Cleaning, fixing, restoring, and conserving artworks that have spanned centuries are no small feat. The whole endeavor combines an intimate knowledge of art as well as a mastery of scientific technique and technology to care for diverse, expansive collections and make sure every work of art of safely stored and exhibited for the future.

1. Why Preserving Art
Matters
Published on July 12, 2018
michael sadigh
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Cleaning, fixing, restoring, and conserving artworks that
have spanned centuries are no small feat. The whole
endeavor combines an intimate knowledge of art as well
as a mastery of scientific technique and technology to
care for diverse, expansive collections and make sure
every work of art of safely stored and exhibited for the
future.

2. Image source: LoveItaly.org
Preserving art comes with its unique set of challenges.
Important paintings can get caught in rainstorms, or parts
of the art piece can disintegrate and fall onto the
floor. People can use the wrong cleaning solution or
apply too much force, ruining the art that has existed for

3. years. Even technology is a critical matter, and methods
are constantly upgraded to keep up with the times. But
why is preserving art so important?
For one, it’s a vital and meticulous industry on its
own. Conservation scientists probe every artist’s
materials as well as techniques through research into the
past, as well as experimentation. They carefully analyze
every collection and the construction and materials
involved. The pursuit of mastery and perfection in the
field forms a scholastic discipline that needs to be
preserved for future generations.
Art is a testimony to the existence of long-gone cultures
and societies, and preserving it is to keep their traditions
and identity alive. Illegally stolen ancient art and
antiquities from their native land can threaten the very
existence of such treasures and what they represent.

4. When art is preserved, it serves multiple stakeholders,
including independent artists, private collectors and
patrons of the arts, corporations, educational institutions,
and historical societies, to name a few. These are the
guardians of the arts and to serve their interests in the art
world can assist in the stewardship of such precious
works.
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5. Sadigh Gallery is a New York City-based, family-owned
gallery that specializes in the handling and selling of
ancient artworks and coins from around the
world. It has appeared in several newspapers and
magazines such as NY NewsDay, Celator, Coin
World Magazine, Ornament Magazine, and Medical
Device and Diagnostics Magazine. Read more on
this page.