Conservation Notice: Routine Maintenance on Outdoor Bronze Sculptures

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Installation view, Grange Park: Henry Moore. Large Two Forms, 1966-1969. Bronze, Overall: 386 x 610 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase from the artist, 1973. © The Henry Moore Foundation. 73/82

From Tuesday, September 19, to Wednesday, September 20, the AGO’s outdoor bronze sculptures will be receiving some TLC!  

Brian Jungen’s Couch Monster: Sadzěʔ yaaghęhch’ill (2022), located on Dundas and McCaul, and Henry Moore’s Two Forms (1996-1969), located in Grange Park, will be receiving routine maintenance from the Conservation Team in the form of: 

  • Graffiti and sticker removal  
  • Cleaning and waxing  
  • The documentation of the sculptures   

Please be aware that the Conservation Team will be working with ladders to perform this maintenance.

Staff and the public are welcome to ask questions while the Conservation Team is at work!

Questions? 

  • Reach out to Lisa Ellis, Conservator, Sculpture and Decorative Arts at [email protected]