📍 University Circle
Gesso: From Ground to Gold
Start: September 10, 2025 6:00 pm
End: September 10, 2025 7:00 pm
Cleveland Museum of Art
Address:
11150 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH – 44106-1797
Admission Price: Free
Speaker: David Piurek, Senior Conservation Technician for Paintings and Frames Restorer Explore the world of gilded frames with the CMA’s senior conservation technician for paintings and frames restorer, David Piurek. His tour focuses on the importance of gesso as the structural and aesthetic base of some of the CMA’s most ornate frames. Piurek discusses the techniques of pastiglia, burnishing, punchwork, recutting, and compo and brings hands-on examples for guests to get a closer look.
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