Head of Collections Care at @NML_Muse. @UK_ICOM Co-Chair. Retired Palaeontologist. Ex-@friends_earth campaigner.
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Ever wondered about deterioration of mineral-based pigments on your painting, or that powder in your Geology collection?
10% of minerals are not stable at indoor conditions.
We now have some freshly updated advice on their storage and care.
#openaccess
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Christian Baars retweeted
Such an amazingly preserved ichthyosaur jaw. Those teeth are really crammed in close together. Collected in the 1950’s at Charmouth by JF Jackson, and donated to the National Museum of Wales. More recently cleaned up by @LifeOnBaars Just back from a loan to @LymeRegisMuseum
Christian Baars retweeted
Great to hear @KateRaworth at #climatecrisisartaction exploring @DoughnutEcon and questioning growth for growth's sake.
Our work is underpinned by a call for a shift of focus to the wellbeing of people, place and planet.
Fantastic afternoon at #climatecrisisartaction capped by a passionate, dense & thought provoking talk by Doughnut Economics author @KateRaworth & Frances Morris.👏👏👏
Museum folk aren't usually known to get irritated unless an object is on the wrong shelf.
A room full of several hundred of them (incl directors of major museums) calling for radical system change is a clear sign of how desperate things are getting.
#climatecrisisartaction
Christian Baars retweeted
The Climate Crisis >> Art Action symposium is on now (March 2nd) at Bishopsgate Institute.
You can watch live.
youtube.com/watch?v=5ssqyx0y…
@whitechapelgallery #climatecrisisartaction
Christian Baars retweeted
Such a strong proposition here from @chiversdanny - to shift the spend from ineffective offsets to a ‘strategic climate fund’ that can support frontline struggles and those initiatives that will have a clear, concrete impact…
#climatecrisisartaction #netzero
Excited to contribute to Gallery Climate Coalition and @_TheWhitechapel's #climatecrisisartaction event today as part of the panel discussing 'Environmental Impacts of HVAC Systems & Climate Control Regulations'.
whitechapelgallery.org/event…
@Conservators_UK @NML_Muse
Producing X-ray images (radiographs) of collection items to assist our curatorial colleagues with their research is one of the many services provided by our Conservation Section in the @NML_Muse Collections Care Department.
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Christian Baars retweeted
Together with @IcomosG, #KulturGutRetter project at @dai_weltweit & @unesco_de, we are organising the conference "Architectural Monuments in Conflicts and Disasters. Prevention - Intervention - Recovery", to be held on 25 Nov 2022. Join us in Leipzig (GER) or online! 👇
Tonight on @BBCRadio4 Front Row: informative discussion about the impact of the recent climate protests by @JustStop_Oil in museums and galleries on with @arthistorynews @loubuck01.
Museums were not part of the conversation; here some thoughts on behalf of @UK_ICOM.
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Statement by @IcomOfficiel: Museums and Climate Activism: icom.museum/en/news/icom-sta….
Culture at the heart of the #COP27 - @IcomOfficiel briefing: icom.museum/en/news/culture-….
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