Saint Peter’s Church and Nevelson Chapel honor Louise Nevelson’s legacy and embrace a new generation of child refugees.
Read MorePatience is a virtue. This is a lesson you can’t learn too early or too often—especially when it comes to construction projects, and most especially in New York City.
Read MoreThe construction crew is hard at work in Nevelson Chapel: demolition of the existing ceiling, lighting system and HVAC system in preparation for new systems that will ensure long-term sustainability of Nevelson’s masterwork.
Read MoreJane Greenwood, Sarah Nunberg, Debra Inwald, Mieke Vandersall, and Sarah Sutton are the women professionals and leaders who are bringing their considerable experience, talent, and acumen to bear in every aspect of the Nevelson Chapel renewal project.
Read MoreWhen it became clear to conservator Sarah Nunberg that the lighting, along with the heating and cooling system, in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd was contributing to the deterioration of Louise Nelson’s sculpture, she and Pastor Jared Stahler began looking for solutions.
Read MoreAfter years of preparation, research and planning, a new phase has begun in the work of renewing and preserving Nevelson Chapel for the future.
Read MoreThe Henry Luce Foundation has awarded $250,000 to the project and the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $350,000. Each grant is prominent on its own. The receipt of both, together, is remarkable.
Read MoreWe have completed cleaning the Grapes and Wheat Lintel and it is ready for installation in the new mock up at the church.
Read MoreCleaning tests to remove the restoration paint and reveal the original.
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