Richard Dawking Impression of living interiorBarbican Centre
Behind the scenes: Conservation
Expert paper conservators from Graham Bignell Studio worked on restoring several of the damaged Barbican drawings in our Plans Collection. Here we look at the impact made by conservation through images of the objects before and after restoration.
Barbican Drawing Before Conservation (2022)Barbican Centre
Barbican Flat Interior Drawing
Before conservation
Richard Dawking Impression of Living InteriorBarbican Centre
Barbican Flat Interior Drawing
After conservation
Barbican Theatre Drawing Before Conservation (2022)Barbican Centre
Theatre Perspective Drawing
Before conservation
TheatreBarbican Centre
Theatre Perspective Drawing
After conservation
Walkways and Podium: Barbican Redevelopment: Site Layout Plan at Level 116' (1959) by Chamberlin, Powell & BonBarbican Centre
Walkways and Podium
Before conservation
Walkways and Podium: Barbican Redevelopment: Site Layout Plan at Level 116' (1959) by Chamberlin, Powell & BonBarbican Centre
Walkways and Podium
After conservation
Barbican Map Before Conservation (2022)Barbican Centre
Buildings Plan
Before conservation
Buildings: Barbican Redevelopment: Site Layout Plan at Level 116' (1959) by Chamberlin, Powell & BonBarbican Centre
Buildings Plan
After conservation
Barbican Map Before Conservation (2022)Barbican Centre
Barbican South West Plan
Before conservation
Barbican South West: Roman Wall Area (1962) by Corporation of LondonBarbican Centre
Barbican South West Plan
After conservation
Thanks to conservation it was possible for us to digitise these drawings from the Archive to share online. It will also be possible for us to display the original drawings safely and to make them available for researchers.
Conservation by Graham Bignell Studio