Known as Conservation Resources for Architectural Interiors/ Furniture, and Training, or CRAFT, the program has been established and co-sponsored by the New-York-based World Monuments Fund, the Palace Museum, and Tsinghua University, Beijing. It’s a new and unique conservation training program and facility for fine furniture and historic interiors in the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Beijing, as part of their collaborative conservation program for the Qianlong Garden.
The CRAFT Program combines training in traditional Chinese craftsmanship with modern conservation science and approaches. I have been involved in the CRAFT since 2012 and was enrolled in 2015, as an emerging conservator. My pre-program conservation work experience mainly came from the CRAFT, focusing on the furniture, interiors and architecture in the Qianlong Garden.
