Art Disaster Planning in a Polycrisis World
Barbara Dal CorsoIn 2008, floodwater inundated the University of Iowa Museum of Art in Iowa City. Employees evacuated most of the 12,400 items in the collection, and they remained without a permanent…
Artclones: Pathways to Cultural Regeneration
In their recent book Regeneration: The Future of Community in a Permacrisis World, Christian Sarkar, Philip Kotler, and Enrico Foglia include cultural regeneration as one of the 9 domains of…
Art Resilience in Times of Crisis: How the ARTvault™ Safeguards Cultural Heritage
In a polycrisis world, our sculptural masterpieces face various dangers that can threaten their preservation and integrity. Some of the common dangers include: Physical damage: Sculptures are susceptible to physical…
The Artclone Effect: the Intersection of Culture & Technology
Museums represent a major social investment in communities and society. The function of a museum is more than a repository of valuable objects. A museum is a social and cultural…
What is an Artclone?
Our definition: artclone™: noun. an officially-licensed replica which preserves the form, integrity, and cultural value of an original sculptural masterpiece. Artcloning™ is suitable for statues or busts, and other physical objects. The…