Blog @ the Nelson-Atkins

One sure sign that spring is on its way is when maintenance begins on objects in the Kansas City Sculpture Park.

A lot of the work is done en plein air by our sculpture technician who walks around the Sculpture Park with materials to clean and protect the objects from the forces of nature and humanity.

This year, one of the large sculptures by British sculptor Henry Moore is getting a little extra TLC. Recently, Upright Motive was removed from its location on the western side of the Park and taken inside the Museum to be treated in the objects conservation lab.

The process went smoothly but was quite a sight. The sculpture was first removed from its platform and hoisted by a crane onto a flatbed truck parked on the street nearby. The sculpture was strapped to the truck and driven about a half a block north to the Museum's loading dock. It was removed from the truck and taken into the Museum and straight down the hall to the lab.

Here are some pictures.