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MAGNETS
2024: Becky Doonan. 2024. Handy Holders: Mounting with Magnets for Flexible Display and Study Options. YouTube video of presentation from the 9th International Mountmaking Forum (IMF2024), MFA Boston.
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2024: Timothy Skornia. 2024. Mag-cups. YouTube video of presentation from the 9th International Mountmaking Forum (IMF2024), MFA Boston.
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​2022: Valeria Arena and Claudia Giostrella. 2022. Irresistible Attraction of the Magnets and the Large Format works on Papers: The Experience of the Salce Collection National Museum in Treviso, Italy. YouTube video of presentation from the 8th International Mountmaking Forum (IMF2022), Getty Center, Los Angeles.
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2020: Gwen Spicer and Tim Harriss. 2020. Overcoming the Challenges of Mounting a 39 foot long Painted Textile with a Magnetic Mounting System. YouTube video of presentation at the 7th International Mountmakers Forum (IMF2020) virtual conference.
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2020: Laura McClure. 2020. Buttons and Magnets: A Mountmaker’s Journey. YouTube video of presentation at the 7th International Mountmakers Forum (IMF2020) virtual conference.
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2020: Gwen Spicer, Pierre-luc Brouillette, Laura McClure. 2020. Magnets: Safety, Storage, Handling, Tools, and Coatings. YouTube video of panel discussion at the 7th International Mountmakers Forum (IMF2020) virtual conference.
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2020: Gwen Spicer and Yadin Larochette. 2020. Looking at Magnetic Cleaning Pads for Exhibit Display Cases. YouTube video of presentation at the 7th International Mountmakers Forum (IMF2020) virtual conference.
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2019: Spicer, Gwen. 2019. Magnetic Mounting Systems for Museums and Cultural Institutions.
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2019: Preventative Conservation: Magnet Mounts. Asian Art Museum SF online blog accessed March 22, 2019.
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2018: Keith Conway. 2018. African Currency: The Magnetic Attraction. Paper presented at the IMF 6th Biennial Conference, Natural History London, UK.
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2018: William Donnelly. 2018. Double-Sided Textile Mount. Paper presented at the IMF 6th Biennial Conference, Natural History London, UK.
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2018: Gwen Spicer. 2018. The Principles of Creating a Magnetic Mounting System: The Physics Every Conservator Needs to Know. Poster presented at the IMF 6th Biennial Conference, Natural History London, UK.
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2016: Gwen Spicer. 2016. Stick to it Magnetic Mount-niers! YouTube video of a paper presented at the IMF 5th Biennial Conference, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH USA.
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2013: Deanna Hovey. 2013. “Simple and Invisible Solutions Using Rare Earth Disc Magnets in Mountmaking.” Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 51 (1): 51-58.
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