Luis Seixas - Art Conservation

05/18/2026

Today, May 18th, we celebrate International Museum Day.
A quick reminder that some of the work of the Art Conservator is still invisible.
For a variety of reasons, part of the efforts to preserve cultural heritage are unknown to the public.

03/27/2026

Just received a lot of Thank You notes from the Museum Studies class of the University of Tampa.
I've been a guest lecturer there for a few years now and it's one of my favorite things to do as an art conservator.

03/22/2026

Short video on recent conservation work done on the Crest Pole by the artist Calvin Hunt, at the Museum of Fine Arts, in St Petersburg FL.

02/23/2026

This Tuesday, February 24th at the Palladium, I'll be presenting at Nerd Nite St Pete.
I'll have 15 minutes to make an Introduction to Art Conservation to a audience of fellow nerds.
Hope to seeing you there too!

02/02/2026

I’m very excited about presenting "Live conservation, a non-traditional practice: Notes on art conservation in the public eye" at this year’s SERCA meeting, in Cherokee, North Carolina, February 27 to March 1.

I will be talking about my one-year experience of Live Conservation of the 16th century Spanish tabernacle at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida.

This enriched museum experience, envisioned by Stanton Thomas PhD, chief curator of the MFA, allowed me an unusually close contact with hundreds of visitors. My talk explores these numerous interactions and the public’s understanding of the role of the Art conservator.

SERCA Annual Meeting offers training, collaboration, and inspiration for conservators and cultural heritage professionals across the Southeast.

12/21/2025

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday Season. Peace and Love shall prevail.

Conservation of a beautiful oil on panel by the Dutch Master Joaquim Wtewael (1566-1638) picturing a tender Venus and Cupid, from a private collection, St. Petersburg, Florida.

08/25/2025

It’s always great to visit friends and extraordinary art conservators, at the Laboratorio Jose de Figueiredo, in Lisbon.
Decades past since I did my internship there. Welcoming smiles and long-lasting companionship are still in full-display.
The highpoint was the chance to see in person the conservation of the sword of D. Dinis, King of Portugal, from circa 1325.

02/15/2025

Conservation professionals! Apply now for a training workshop in cleaning wooden gilded surfaces to take place in Brazil this August.

Applications due by March, 17, 2025. Lean more and apply at this UPDATED link: https://gty.art/40WnJpl

This 5-day workshop in Belo Horizonte and Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, will introduce participants to a range of cleaning systems to remove dirt as well as overpaint on water-sensitive gilded surfaces. It will also provide participants a guide into the assessment of surfaces and strategies to advocate for treatment approaches with the stakeholders involved in the preservation of these surfaces, such as priests and community members.

02/12/2025

An update on the conservation work I've been doing at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. The conservation of the Spanish Tabernacle and the epiphany scenes continues until mid-March. Come visit us!

02/06/2025

Thoughtful explanations