tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069130222095487768.post2442139438803371133..comments2024-03-12T17:33:37.814+00:00Comments on Conversations on Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Do you know how to choose your gloves?Conversations on conservation of cultural heritagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215948546396314472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069130222095487768.post-69084388432715262322011-05-14T11:08:04.916+01:002011-05-14T11:08:04.916+01:00Thanks, Marianne. The parallel with the French exp...Thanks, Marianne. The parallel with the French expression is indeed very interesting!Conversations on conservation of cultural heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215948546396314472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4069130222095487768.post-72947873682344707842011-05-05T23:36:06.067+01:002011-05-05T23:36:06.067+01:00Another reason to wear gloves that I give when I e...Another reason to wear gloves that I give when I explain "ethnographic" conservation to the public is "to better respect the objects", as in French we have a saying "to put gloves on" to mean "to be careful".<br />Putting gloves on is also a mean (to me) to be in a more respectful mind-frame, especially when dealing with objects from a different culture than our own, or with sensitive/ sacred/ secret Objects..<br />Marianne <br />Conservator at the Museum of New CaledoniaMatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498408854374792429noreply@blogger.com