Conservation

April 3, 2023 Archaeological Block-Lifting

At the beginning of March, I attended an Archaeological Block-Lifting workshop in Tucson, Arizona with Dr. Nancy Odegaard and Gina Watkinson. This workshop centred around teaching conservators how to assist archaeologists in protecting objects whilst excavating through block-lifting. This ensures the retention of as much material, and therefore information as possible.

April 28, 2022 How Far do We Take It?

A Discussion on the Ethics of Painting 60-year-old Anatomical Models Conservation has been described as “the means by which the…

December 8, 2021 Doing the Best with What you Have

Balancing the Reailities of Small Museums with Best Practice I’m now a month and a half into my placement year…