Restauratie Atelier Parker

Restauratie Atelier Parker specializes in the examination, conservation, and restoration of clocks and metal objects and artworks.

Services

Restauratie Atelier Parker provides care and conservation services for all types of metal artworks and objects, dynamic objects, clocks, and scientific instruments.

Services Restauratie Atelier Parker offers include:

  • Assessments & Surveys
    Condition reports, treatment proposals, pre-acquisition assessments, and collection surveys.

  • Documentation
    Examination, written, and photographic documentation of objects and collections.

  • Conservation & Restoration
    Conservation services include the stabilization and preservation of objects and artworks. Restoration services include cleaning, filling and retouching or re-patinating of damaged or degraded areas, and re-making of missing parts.

  • Care and Conservation of Dynamic Objects and Clocks
    Condition assessments, cleaning and maintenance, restoration of functionality.

  • Object & Collections Research
    Technical and historical analysis for the identification of materials, production techniques, and historical context. Proposal and grant preparation for material research.

  • Exhibition Preparation & Installation, Art Couriering
    Fabrication of exhibition mounts, consultation and assistance for exhibition, display, storage, and handling of object collections.

Feel free to call or email about possibilities and potential projects. After an initial consultation, Restauratie Atelier Parker will provide a tailored proposal with available options.

About

I (Meghan Parker) am a metal conservator in private practice in Amsterdam and the owner of Restauratie Atelier Parker. I hold a Master of Science and a post-master's diploma in the conservation and restoration of (metal) cultural heritage from the University of Amsterdam. Originally from Los Angeles, California, I trained as a fine artist and graphic designer before moving to the Netherlands in 2020. During my training, I completed conservation internships at the Rijksmuseum, the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden, with clock conservator, Bram van Lookeren Campagne and metal conservator, Michiel Langeveld. I specialize in the conservation of historic and dynamic metal objects and artworks and am particularly interested in developing ethical conservation approaches for Asian art, clocks, and scientific instruments.

Publications & Presentations
Parker, M. and Creange, S. “Technical analysis and conservation of a 15th century Tibetan Buddhist statue." Metal 2025 Conference, Cardiff. 2025. (Conference paper).

Parker, M., Joosten, I., Van IJken, R., and Kroon, I. “Fragile foils: Fortifying historic Leyden jars for the future.” Metal 2025 Conference, Cardiff. 2025. (Poster).

“Causes and treatment of unstable metal foils on historic Leyden jars.” 43rd Scientific Instrument Symposium, Ingenium, Ottawa. 2024. (Presentation).

Parker, M. and Davidowitz, T. “From the workshops: Technical analysis of an 18th-century Chinese enamel tray.” Aziatische Kunst (4) 2024. (Article).

“Technical characterization of 18th century Chinese painted enamels in the Rijksmuseum.” Young Scholars Symposium, KVVAK/ Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 2023 (Presentation).

Parker, M. “Foreign Porcelain: Diagnostic characterization of 18th century Chinese painted enamels.” Universiteit van Amsterdam. 2022. In collaboration with the Rijksmuseum and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE). (Master’s thesis).

Parker, M. “Asian Bezoar Stone.” Things That Talk. 2022. (Web article).

“Yearning for the bezoar stone.” The collection has its say: Students and Things That Talk Symposium, KVVAK/ Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 2022. (Presentation).

Projects

One of a pair of metal book-ends had a missing horn. A replacement horn was cast in tin and attached using a reversible adhesive. The new horn was then retouched to match.


A Wimshurst machine, a type of electrostatic generator, had loose parts and was no longer functional. The machine was taken apart, cleaned, stabilized, and adjusted so that it once again functioned.


A French verge-fusee clock with a gilt brass case was no longer running due to a broken fusee chain. The case was tarnished and damaged. The case was taken apart and cleaned, and loose components were re-attached. The clock was cleaned, oiled, and the fusee chain was replaced.

Contact

To discuss a project or make an appointment, please contact directly by phone or email.

Telephone: +31 (0)682925469
Email: info(at)parkerrestauratie.nl
Amsterdam, The Netherlands