In conversation with a master from the Palace Museum

On June 5th of this year, the Guangzhou Museum and the Palace Museum jointly launched the “Ancient Clock and Watch Artifact Restoration Collaboration Project.” Since the establishment of the “Ancient Clock Restoration Room” jointly created by the two museums, this project marks their first and most significant cooperation. It is worth noting that the Guangzhou Museum received its collection of several precious “Guangzhou clocks” from the Palace Museum in the 1960s, forging a profound friendship between the two institutions. After 40 years, the Palace Museum once again dispatched a professional team led by Wang Jin and Qi Haonan to Guangzhou to carry out this restoration project for ancient clocks and watches. Currently, the project has achieved significant progress.

What is the history behind these ancient clocks and watches? What are the challenges involved in their restoration? How do artifact restorers impact these cultural relics? During his breaks from work, Wang Jin, the clock and watch restorer who gained fame a few years ago due to the documentary, Master in Forbidden City, shared his thoughts in the video. #artandculture

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【雲上嶺南】In conversation with a master from the Palace Museum故宫钟表修复师王津：我在广博修“广钟”

文物修复室里，王津（右）和徒弟亓昊楠（左）正在一件名为清铜鎏金转花水法奏乐钟的英国钟

故宫博物院研究馆员、古钟表修复师王津接受记者专访

今年6月5日，广州博物馆（以下简称“广博”）与故宫博物院联合开展的“古钟表文物修复合作项目”正式启动。这也是广博与故宫博物院共同成立“古钟表修复室”后的首个重要项目。据了解，广博收藏的数座珍贵广钟均来自20世纪60年代故宫博物院的调拨，两馆也因此结下了深厚的友谊。时隔40年，故宫博物院再次派出以王津、亓昊楠为首的专业团队，赴广州开展此次古钟表文物修复项目。目前，该项目取得了阶段性成果。

古钟表蕴藏着怎样的历史信息？古钟表的修复难度在哪里？文物修复师对文物的影响几何？在工作的间隙，几年前因纪录片《我在故宫修文物》而大火的古钟表修复师王津这样说——

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文/羊城晚报全媒体记者 黄宙辉 文艺

图、视频/羊城晚报全媒体记者 贺全胜 刘颖颖 王绮静