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1 streaming video file (66 min., 29 sec.) : digital, FLV file, sound, color |
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polychrome |
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video file |
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System requirements: Flash player. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Title from title frames. |
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Lecture given Feb. 4, 2011 by Henry Tzu Ng, executive Vice-President of the World Monuments Fund, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in conjuction with The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City. |
| Summary |
"In 2002 the World Monuments Fund began a long-term partnership with the Palace Museum, Beijing, to restore the magnificent Qianlong Garden in the Forbidden City, originally created around 1776 as part of the Emperor's retirement residence. Hear about the ongoing conservation effort and the many challenges presented by the complex's fragile historic interiors and their unusual mix of materials and artistic techniques."--YouTube. |
| Local Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- Conservation and restoration.
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China) |
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Conservation and restoration. |
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Gardens, Chinese -- China -- Beijing.
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Gardens, Chinese. |
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China -- Beijing. |
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Streaming video.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City.
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