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The latest news from the Art Management Group.

AMG Invited to Speak at Ecclesiastical Insurers Seminar

In October 2008 The Art Management Group gave a presentation on ways in which it can provide solutions to security issues within a wide range of important historical buildings and how the expertise within AMG can be used by the ecclesiastical insurer’s surveyors to the benefit of the insured. AMG gave a practical demonstration of solutions including the use of macro photography, electromagnetic fields and laser technology to enhance the protection for a wide range of objects.

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Department of Culture (DCMS) Appoints AMG Directors as Ministerial Advisors

Richard Ellis and Kevin Chamberlain have been appointed as consultants to the Minister of Culture in respect of objects loaned from abroad for temporary exhibition in museums and galleries in England and Wales. The role involves reviewing the applications received from museums seeking ‘approved’ status under the 2007 anti-seizure legislation and focuses on the requirement for museums to have ethical and rigourous loans and due diligence policies.

Barry Hudson Joins AMG

We are excited to announce that Barry Hudson has joined the AMG security division. He joins us a leading authority on electrical security and enables AMG to provide detailed security reviews covering all aspects of security for art and antiques. See his biographical notes in the expertise section.

AMG Conservation Experts Granted Research Time Using Britain’s New Particle Accelerator

Valentine Walsh and Nicholas Eastaugh have been granted two sessions of 72 hours to use the new Diamond Light Source synchrotron at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to investigate the long unresolved problem of a pigment which is known sometimes to turn black on works of art. Cinnabar or its synthetic analogue vermilion is a very important red pigment used in art throughout history and although numerous researchers have theories as to what is occurring the cause of the change is not yet fully understood.