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‘Bringing it back to life’: See what Flagler Museum is doing to restore dining room

Conservators Staszek Kotowski, left and Brad Stewart work on restoring the original Jamaican Satinwood paneling inside the Dinning Room at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. The museum is doing a meticulous restoration of the original dining room. Designed in the Henri IV style, it reflects the tastes of affluent French society during the reign of Louis Napoléon. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Conservators Staszek Kotowski, left and Brad Stewart work on restoring the original Jamaican Satinwood paneling inside the Dinning Room at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. The museum is doing a meticulous restoration of the original dining room. Designed in the Henri IV style, it reflects the tastes of affluent French society during the reign of Louis Napoléon. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Lois K. Solomon, reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel
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In an effort to return Whitehall to its original 1902 appearance, the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum has hired artisans to transform the French Renaissance-style dining room back to its original blonde hues. Visitors touring the museum can watch the craftspeople at work in the coming weeks.

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