Everybody was very impressed by the presentations last Thursday. Congratulations to all the presenters!
The presentations discussed the research the students are doing for their final MSc dissertations, due in September. Here is the list of topics, for those who could not be there:
Shiree Roberts [Manchester Museum]
Wax on, wax off? An exploration of the relationship between lacquer and wax.
Rafael Lopez Bravo [Plowden and Smith; Wallace Collection]
The influence of the object's context on conservation decision-making.
Emma Payne [Victoria and Albert Museum, sculpture; British Museum, stone]
Making moulds of objects: uses and conservation perspectives.
Rachel Greenberg [British Museum, ceramics and metals]
Revising the methodology for testing MDF sealants to prevent corrosive emissions.
Nicola Harrison [Horniman Museum]
A fair comparison? The impact of experience on the adoption of new materials.
Kelly Schulze [Historic Royal Palaces; Plowden and Smith]
Functions and events in historic houses and museums.
Rebecca Pont [Bodleian Library; Ashmolean Museum]
The removal and stabilization of fragile ceramic fragments from a damp soil-block.
Alison Foster [Royal Albert Memorial Museum; Pitt Rivers Museum]
Powerful objects: meanings, contexts and conservation.
Lisa Barter [Museums of Scotland]
Corrosion to metal: there and back again; or potentiostatic reduction from a conservator's perspective.
Ben Regel [National Maritime Museum; Science Museum]
Exploring the effect and impact of institutional context on the management and conservation of culturally sensitive materia.
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Flavia Ravaioli [Scott Polar Research Institute & Fitzwilliam Museum]
Sourcing sustainable conservation materials.
Carmen Vida Navarro [Museum of London]
Evaluating treatment processes: a discussion of treatment viability and acceptability in relation to the acetone-rosin treatment for waterlogged wood.
The presentations discussed the research the students are doing for their final MSc dissertations, due in September. Here is the list of topics, for those who could not be there:
Shiree Roberts [Manchester Museum]
Wax on, wax off? An exploration of the relationship between lacquer and wax.
Rafael Lopez Bravo [Plowden and Smith; Wallace Collection]
The influence of the object's context on conservation decision-making.
Emma Payne [Victoria and Albert Museum, sculpture; British Museum, stone]
Making moulds of objects: uses and conservation perspectives.
Rachel Greenberg [British Museum, ceramics and metals]
Revising the methodology for testing MDF sealants to prevent corrosive emissions.
Nicola Harrison [Horniman Museum]
A fair comparison? The impact of experience on the adoption of new materials.
Kelly Schulze [Historic Royal Palaces; Plowden and Smith]
Functions and events in historic houses and museums.
Rebecca Pont [Bodleian Library; Ashmolean Museum]
The removal and stabilization of fragile ceramic fragments from a damp soil-block.
Alison Foster [Royal Albert Memorial Museum; Pitt Rivers Museum]
Powerful objects: meanings, contexts and conservation.
Lisa Barter [Museums of Scotland]
Corrosion to metal: there and back again; or potentiostatic reduction from a conservator's perspective.
Ben Regel [National Maritime Museum; Science Museum]
Exploring the effect and impact of institutional context on the management and conservation of culturally sensitive materia.
l
Flavia Ravaioli [Scott Polar Research Institute & Fitzwilliam Museum]
Sourcing sustainable conservation materials.
Carmen Vida Navarro [Museum of London]
Evaluating treatment processes: a discussion of treatment viability and acceptability in relation to the acetone-rosin treatment for waterlogged wood.
