Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Chief conservator Mary Aldrich works on a mural during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Artists work under the dome to paint murals during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

The center of the proscenium under restoration near the ceiling of the Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Ceiling restoration work at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

The view of the scaffolding looking toward the stage during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Paul Lee works on the edge of a stencil on the ceiling during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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Tom Jordan prepares stencils during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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From left: Mary Aldrich, Cornelia Moree, Marla Miraball work on the murals during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Chief conservator Mary Aldrich and Geoffrey M.J. Steward, CEO of Internationa Fine Art Conservation Studios Inc. during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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A detail undergoing restoration during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Plaster work on the ceiling during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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Gold leaf that will be applied to the proscenium during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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Mary Aldrich holds some gold leave that will be applied during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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Geoffrey M.J. Steward, CEO of Internationa Fine Art Conservation Studios Inc. talks about the Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

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The colors of an artist's palate as she works on a mural during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

The stencil detail on the ceiling during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

From left: Mary Aldrich, Cornelia Moree, Marla Miraball work on the murals during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

Scaffolding reachers up to the dome during the Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

The stencil undergoing restoration on the ceiling during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann

The view of the scaffolding from the stage during Virginia Theatre restoration work in Champaign on Wednesday, November 28, 2012.