Protecting the State Theatre Curtain

Shortly after the State Theatre closed for refurbishment, the iconic red and gold velvet curtain was carefully placed into protective storage and hung within the theatre’s fly system, where it will stay for the next three years throughout construction.
We spoke with Arts Centre Melbourne’s Senior Conservator, Bronwyn Crosgrove, along with Stage Mechanist (and one of the original painters of the curtain) Kevin Pierce on what this process involved.
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