Projects
The Painted Rooms Project
- an extensive database
As of 2007 the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia has re-introduced The Painted Rooms Project, an initiative that began some 32 years ago by the efforts of a group collective, The Friends of the Painted Rooms Society.
The project was created in order to facilitate the documentation and preservation of historical painted interiors and to create public awareness of painted rooms as a part of Nova Scotia’s cultural heritage. In addition, the project also aims to educate owners of the heritage as to the value of their painted surfaces and provide relevant information on maintenance and protection requirements.
This year, a database was created for The Painted Rooms Project by student Glen Kilian from the NSCC’s Centre of Geographical Sciences. This database will provide the Trust with a secure inventory in which all gathered information on historically painted interiors will be stored. In time, the Trust hopes to make this information available to the public on the world wide web. In order to respect privacy concerns, specific residential addresses will not be included, unless requested by the owners.
Heritage Trust is interested in a variety of historical painted interiors and surfaces. A painted interior may consist of a painted wall mural, a painted border, stencil work and/or decoratively painted ceilings and floors. Ornately painted furniture, fire place mantels and faux finishes, such as marbleization and faux wood grain, are also of interest to us.
In the summer of 2009 Leeann Roy, a recent graduate from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, was hired to help research, locate and photo document historically painted interiors throughout the province. If you know of any painted surfaces or have any questions about The Painted Rooms Project please do not hesitate to contact:
Peter Delefes
E-mail: president@htns.ca
Phone: (902) 826-2087
| Private Residence, Halifax, NS. |
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| Private Residence, NS |
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| Lower Selma-Noel Shore United Church, Selma, NS |
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| Lower Selma-Noel Shore United Church, Selma, NS |
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| Croscup Room, (Originally located
in Karsdale, NS, now on permanent loan at The National Gallery ,ON). |
