To start the new year, we’re pleased to have a brief report from Heritage Scientist, Tea Ghigo, who writes: ‘Tiny Tea and the Great Bookcase’, not the title of a fairy tale, although to me it feels a bit like a dream come true! This year, I joined the conservation team at the Ashmolean Museum... Continue Reading →
Professional Development as a Conservator in Lockdown: my Lockdown Diary by Lisa Handke
In March 2020 our lives changed dramatically. Suddenly we were stuck at home, had to take on caring or home schooling responsibilities, had to work from home or found ourselves being furloughed. I, an employed book and paper conservator, couldn’t work from home while libraries and archives were closed and so I was furloughed. But... Continue Reading →