Throughout history, The Tretyakov Gallery’s painting, “Ivan the Terrible and His Son”, by Russian artist Ilya Repin, has a troubled history of vandalism. The latest occurrence was In May 2018, when a visitor broke its protective glass with a metal bar, causing significant damage. The canvas was pierced in three places, and its frame was shattered. Fortunately, the most valuable sections of the artwork, including the figures’ faces and hands, remained unharmed. In response to the increasing risks, Tretyakov Gallery’s directors sought a bespoke solution from European Museum Technology to safeguard the painting permanently.
European Museum Technology designed and fabricated an innovative display case to meet this challenge. Measuring 3 metres high and 3.5 metres wide, the case features a bulletproof, shatterproof glass panel weighing over 400 kg. The enormous frameless glass panel door was mounted with invisible hinges supported by state-of-the-art bonding compounds. Despite its immense size and weight, a single individual can open the perfectly balanced door. After fabrication in Melbourne, the display case travelled by land more than 15000 kilometres to Moscow, where European Museum Technology’s specialists assembled it using advanced glass-handling equipment.
This collaboration highlights how engineering transcends cultural boundaries. Australian engineering expertise and Russian dedication united to protect a shared cultural treasure, underscoring the universal commitment to preserving humanity’s artistic heritage.
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