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The little conservator that could. Views are my own.

Joined May 2015
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Birds eye view of Melinda working on this #Aubusson tapestry. Take a gander at the goose!🪿🪿🪿 #conservation #textileconservation
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
Septimius Severus Carved circa 200 Excavated on Palatine Hill 1776 Acquired by Charles Townley Restored by Giovanni Pierantoni Acquired by British Museum 1805 Today exhibited in ‘Legion’ & conserved by.. ME! 🤩 Feels special to be part of this wonderful object’s biography – at London, England
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
A sneak peek at some of the exciting pieces featured in the upcoming exhibition at @victoriagallery that are being kindly lent to us by @World_Museum! 🏛️ All these pieces and many more will be displayed in our 'Creatures of the Nile' exhibition, opening Saturday 4 May!
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
💥NEW EVENT💥 We’ve got first hand experiences of object repatriation from 4 speakers at our upcoming online event. Stay tuned for more information on each of our speakers, in the following weeks. Tickets can be purchased here: bit.ly/44e4N6C @Conservators_UK
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Our member @HistEnvScot is running a #heritagescience open day at the @HESEngineShed on 22 May 2024. Learn how science is being used at The Engine Shed, see practical demonstrations of analytical equipment & network with other professionals. Register: engineshed.scot/whats-on/eve…
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Congratulations to @PerthMuseumUK on the opening of their new museum 🥳 🦄 We are delighted to have loaned a number of objects including this carved panel, now on display in their exhibition 'Unicorn'. 📽️ Conservator Gemma Frew prepares a 16th century panel for display.
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
Come and hear me talk about the job I love! It’s online. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
🥳#pint24 returns 13-15 May - save the date! 450+ events in 40+ UK cities with researchers from 50+ universities/institutions Tickets on sale 8 April - sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when eepurl.com/TbbVX
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Beautiful results Anna @PerthMuseumUK
Our conservator, Anna Zwagerman, spent a day at @NtlMuseumsScot Conservation Studios cleaning a silver-mounted cricket ball trophy for display in the museum. 🏏 1/3
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
I once made a folder full of positive reviews of someone else’s work, for them to look at when they’re unsure of themselves. I’m having one of those “nobody cares about your work” day, and realizing I should have made one for myself. And chances are so should you
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The Crown of Scotland is a regal masterpiece, with a history as complex as its design. ✨👑 Reed Hudson, who recently completed the most significant conservation work in the Crown's history, blogs on the artistry involved in making this remarkable object. ow.ly/eEph50QuPSM
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🐍 The treatment called for the use of many novel or specially adapted methods and offers an exciting glimpse into the variety of objects in our collection: have a look at bit.ly/taxidermyRMG to find out more about how we worked on it. (2/2)
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
idk it's just quite exhausting seeing all the discourse about museums with 'missing' items suddenly go mainstream when you've watched colleagues and friends bang their heads against a brick wall trying to get people to care for YEARS
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
A few years ago, around 30,000 fragments of stained glass were found under the floorboards of Westminster Abbey’s triforium. Here are some of them in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪
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Do you work in museums? Are you looking for the perfect Friday task - one that's important, useful, isn't normal work, and only takes 10-15 minutes? We've got just the thing - sensationalmuseum.org/survey… You can make a real difference to our research.
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Photographs are made of many different materials. Monique Fischer, the Senior #PhotographConservator at NEDCC, and Emily Mercer, the #PhotographConservation Fellow, identify photographic materials using samples from a study collection: youtu.be/ivF-7S7RzHg. #AskAConservator
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Catherine Fairless retweeted
We’re gearing up for Digital Preservation Day! On #WDPD2023 we’ll join colleagues around the world to showcase critical work that helps to preserve society’s digital memory. Find more on digital preservation 👇 bit.ly/NRSDigiPresDay
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The House of Ni’isjoohl Memorial Pole has returned to its home in the Nass Valley with its arrival marked by a public welcoming ceremony. The 11-metre Pole was rematriated from the National Museum of Scotland last month. 🧵 1/6
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