Research
This fellowship examines scenography in the Allard Pierson theatre collections, specifically from 1980-2010, where items span different media related to production design. Many objects share histories, for example through a production or a designer. These relationships help highlight each item and its context, offering a fuller and more authentic understanding of both the object and the collection. By analysing the collection and its database, the project identifies underrepresented areas and missing stories in Dutch scenography. Methods include database analysis, material examination, interviews to map oral history, provenance research, and the study of personal materials. The research aims to strengthen the cohesion of the collection through informed conservation decisions and to support a deeper understanding of scenography beyond its original performance context.
Fellow
Olivia Schoenfeld is a contemporary art conservator and founder of Atelier OJS for Art Conservation, offering freelance specialised conservation services. Holding master’s and post-master’s degrees from the University of Amsterdam, her research focuses on time-based media conservation and digital preservation. Olivia has held post-graduate trainee placements at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (Amersfoort), LI-MA (Amsterdam), and Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane). She earned bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and art history from SUNY Geneseo.