2026/2(45)
Contents
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Occupation Regime and
Nazi Criminals in the Krasnodar Region (1942-1943): An Analysis
of Eyewitness Testimonies
APPLIED RESEARCH
On the spread of stone architecture in the Arctic region. Construction
of a cathedral in the Sumskoy Fortress
Art project “My Contemporaries”: аxiological foundations
Traditional water transport
of the Amur basin
Authorial repetition and copy
in the creative practice of Vladimir painters of the 1980s - 1990s (based on the archive of GOSNIIR
Scientific Expertise Department)
Formation and development
of copyright in China: from doctrine to instruments of state cultural policy
HERITAGE PRESERVATION
Study of the X-ray of “Landscape. Pargolovo” by Fyodor Vasilyev
(the Radischev Art Museum, Saratov)
Cultural transmission mechanisms and modes in the context of historical development of the Stronsky artistic dynasty
Digital twin as an object of protection of lost heritage
Chukotka baidara: technology and the preservation of traditions. Experience building an Eskimo baidara in the village of Sireniki
in 2025
Historical practices and conceptual evolution in the conservation
of China's large archaeological sites
MUSEOLOGY
Tainitskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin: historical and architectural review
Mikhalskaya O., Chuvilkina Yu.
Contribution of collector Felix Evgenievich Vishnevsky to the development of Russian museum collections
Biblical scenes on an 18th century tiled stove of the Novodevichy convent in Moscow
Publ. 04/05/2026
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DOI 10.34685/HI.2024.14.14.026
Valkova V.
Problems of preservation of finishing coatings during the restoration
of museum furniture and ways to solve them
Abstract. The purpose of the article is to highlight the problem of insufficient scientific research on furniture restoration in comparison with other areas of restoration. In scientific research, only a few publications address some aspects of scientific furniture restoration. Techniques in the field of restoration of painting and architecture have been studied in more detail and are widely used.
The article analyzes the problems of approaches to the restoration of cultural heritage objects, in particular furniture, methods for cleaning finishing coatings, identifying tasks, criteria for choosing cleaning methods depending on the degree of preservation and characteristics of contamination, methods for preserving finishing coatings. The influence of various substances and materials on contaminants and finishing coatings, such as foam, xylene, water, gasoline, acetone, etc., was analyzed. In the course of the study conducted by the author, results of the effectiveness of individual cleaning methods were obtained and an option was proposed for cleaning individual contaminants of wooden surfaces while preserving the existing finishing coatings, recommendations on the use of materials are given, the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed methods for both furniture and restorers are analyzed.
Key words: restoration, cleaning, materials, furniture, preservation, pollution, finishing coatings, techniques.
Valkova Irina Vyacheslavovna
External post-graduate student,
Likhachev Russian Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage (Saint-Petersburg)
Email: valkowa.irina3@yandex.ru
Published: The Heritage Institute Journal, 2024/3(38)
URL: http://nasledie-journal.ru/en/journals/680.html
Founder
Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage
Publisher
Likhachev Russian Research
Institute for Cultural
and Natural Heritage
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date: 17.12.2014
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