36-page conservation report conducted by Andrew Thorn (Artcare) in 1997 of surfaces in Villa Alba. The report has the following structure: Condition Survey, Treatment Materials and Methods, Detailed Work in Each Room. This copy of the draft report includes detailed plans showing areas requiring stabilization.This report was commissioned by the Villa Alba Preservation Committee following evidence of deterioration on a number of important surfaces at Villa Alba. The report documents changes that have occurred and compares them to the situation reported on in 1986. The report then outlines treatments carried out in 1986 and recently for each of the rooms worked on in 1986. villa alba museum, conservation reports, andrew thorn, artcare, conservation treatments

This report documents all deterioration to the painted surfaces at Villa Alba. It continues on from earlier surveys in 1986 and 1996, and follows recommendations by Artcare that the building should be surveyed every five years. The five year frequency has not yet been achieved and the conditions described in this report underline the need to adhere to this frequency. The report also outlines the installation of movement monitors throughout the building and reports on the readings taken after three months. These short term readings are not of any great concern but illustrate that the system is working and sensitive to small changes even over such a short period. This report includes a CD containing images of each room. There are available light digital images of variable quality but they do document all of the visible components of each room.villa alba museum, conservation reports, andrew thorn, artcare