Eskenazi Museum of Art Conservation Fund

Eskenazi Museum of Art

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University is one of the foremost university art museums in the country. A preeminent teaching museum, its internationally acclaimed collection includes more than 47,000 objects representing nearly every art-producing culture throughout history.

Your gift to this fund provides broad, flexible support for the museum’s Conservation Department, helping ensure that current and future audiences can continue to engage with great works of art.

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Eskenazi Museum of Art

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University is one of the foremost university art museums in the country. A preeminent teaching museum, its internationally acclaimed collection includes more than 47,000 objects representing nearly every art-producing culture throughout history.

Your gift to this fund provides broad, flexible support for the museum’s Conservation Department, helping ensure that current and future audiences can continue to engage with great works of art.

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Since its establishment in 1941, the Eskenazi Museum of Art has grown from a small university teaching collection into one of the nation’s leading university art museums. Collection areas include African art, ancient art, Asian art, global contemporary art, European and American Art, Indigenous art, Oceanic art, and prints, drawings, and photography.

Collection care and maintenance is a vital part of our role as preservers of cultural history and creative output. Our conservation efforts include:

  • Research of materials and techniques
  • Condition reporting and damage documentation
  • Interventional object treatment
  • Technical study and field advancement

Conservators also advise on desirable environmental conditions, including lighting, temperature, relative humidity, presentation, loans, and general care. Many of the museum's conservation activities take place in the museum’s Center for Conservation.

With your help, we can ensure that the museum’s incredible treasures are preserved for the teaching and enrichment of students and visitors for generations to come. Thank you for your generous support!

Your giving matters

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I appreciate all of the efforts that keep these various works preserved, protected, and maintained for future generations. This has become my way of working behind the scenes to provide a way for these works to continue to be appreciated and enjoyed.

Greg Morse BGS’02, donor

Important Disclosures

Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.