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St. Paul's Chapel - Columbia University

St. Paul's Chapel Restoration
Stained Glass Window Preservation

The stained glass windows in the dome of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University are carefully removed and documented so they can be restored prior to reinstallation.

Museum at Eldridge Street

Eldridge Street’s Stained Glass Window
by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans

Artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans created a monumental stained glass window for the Museum at Eldridge Street. Femenella was a part of designing the steel frame and installing the window. Filmmaker Jenny Carchman provides a behind-the-scenes look.

Park Avenue Armory

Veteran's Room Restoration Timelapse

The Park Ave Armory filmed the team of artisans and preservationists restoring the Louis Comfort Tiffany and Associated Artists designed Veterans Room over the course of sixteen months in 102 seconds.

Park Avenue Armory

Veteran's Room Restoration

Discover the restoration efforts of Park Avenue Armory's Veterans Room, the most significant remaining intact interior by Louis C. Tiffany and Co., and Associated Artists. A monument of 19th-century decorative arts, the Veterans Room has been reanimated by Herzog & de Meuron with Platt Byard Dovell White Architects, transforming the space into a state-of-the-art room for the Armory's intimate and eclectic cultural programming. This video features a behind the scenes look into the stained glass restoration, along with an interview with Arthur Femenella Sr..

St. Paul's Winston-Salem

Restoring St. Paul's
Opening the Windows

The first steps in stained glass restoration at St. Paul's? Removing all the windows. How do you do it? Very carefully. Special thanks to Jayson and his crew from Femenella & Associates. Recorded Summer 2019. 

APT International

APT International - Steel Window Restoration

Steel window restoration is becoming increasingly common and important in the field of historic preservation. This installment of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) Practice Points video series reviews the history, performance, assessment, and restoration of steel windows before stepping through a historic steel window restoration case study. Femenella participated in this video, showcasing our project at 30th St Station in Philadelphia. 

BEFORE AND AFTER BEFORE AND AFTER RESTORATION

A Gilded Space

Arthur Femenella Sr. discusses the before and after restoration of A Gilded Space before the APTNE Symposium in 2012. This video discusses the methods, materials and challenges presented to Femenella & Associates. Femenella & Associates has won numerous preservation awards, including the prestigious Lucy B. Moses Award, the New York Landmarks Conservancy's highest honor for outstanding preservation work.

Annual

APTNE Meeting & Symposium

Arthur Femenella Sr. speaking at the Annual APTNE Meeting & Symposium. Lalique Cast Glass Facade, the Coty Building, NYC: Conservation with Epoxy and Replication of Damaged Cast Glass Panels. (Part 2 of 2)

Bernardsville, NJ

St. Bernard's Church

In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from the research phase to to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 1 of 3)

Bernardsville, NJ

St. Bernard's Church

In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from research through to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 2 of 3)

Bernardsville, NJ

St. Bernard's Church

In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from research through to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 3 of 3)

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