Posts Tagged ‘map’
Conserving a Twenty-Year Labor of Love | The Moab Museum’s Homage to Urbanek
Longtime Moab locals, John and Anne Urbanek presented what is today referred to as “the Urbanek map” to the Moab Museum in December 2005. Originally from Kansas, John and Anne moved to Moab for employment at Arches National Park. Prior to Moab, John served as a pilot in the Korean War and enjoyed observing the…
Read MoreMoab’s beloved map: Behind the Scenes Conserving a 20 year labor of love
Join the Museum and professional conservator Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud for a conversation about and demonstration of the preservation of an iconic piece of Moab’s history: the hand-carved balsa wood Urbanek map. Join us for a conversation with the Moab Museum’s Curatorial & Collections Manager, Tara Beresh, and Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud, Salt Lake City-based objects conservator who has…
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