Behind the Scenes: Conserving Glass and Ceramics

In this video, part of a six-part series, objects conservator Ioannis Spanos talks us through his work with MIA’s collection of Islamic pottery. The collection itself widely varies in origin, from the south of Spain to southeast Asia. As a result, Spanos works with a range of materials, including ceramics, stone, glass and metal. Watch as Spanos details his techniques conserving a 10th-century glass bottle, found in a shipwreck under the Java Sea.