A Coat of Many Colours: Conserving an 18th Century Technicolour Dream Coat
Treatment is now complete on this stunning late 18th century coat of brown cut and voided silk velvet, adorned with polychrome
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Loans, Loans, Loans
Over the past few months in the studio most of our time has been spent preparing paintings for the Museum’s
Walk This Way: Preparing Shoes for Display
On Saturday 11th June, we’ll be opening our latest exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure & Pain, from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
How Do We Prepare For Pleasure & Pain?
In preparation for our next blockbuster fashion exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure & Pain‘ from the Victoria and Albert Museum, we have
Textile Conservation for the Masses
Alongside working on our own collection of costume and textiles, we also carry out commercial textiles conservation projects, for members
Joy and Gladness
Following its transformative conservation, the Passion, Death & Resurrection of Christ altarpiece by the Master of the View of St Gudule
Shoes: Controlled Commodity
Shoes form a vital part of our daily lives. Sometimes they are worn for practical purposes, other times for stylistic
Doll Conservation: Wash Day
After documenting and assessing the doll and her costume, the first step was to wet clean (wash) all the linen
Stop That Plasticiser! Learning How to Preserve Modern Materials at West Dean College
Since starting my textile conservation training I had heard much about West Dean College, where courses in art, craft, conservation
Cleaning Fusiliers Medals
For the last few weeks in my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network, I have been supervising
Discover the Spanish Collection held by The Bowes Museum
The Bowes Museum holds one of the largest public collections of Spanish paintings in Britain, including works by renowned artists
Doll Conservation: Introduction to an English Rose
Over my next few posts, I’ll be blogging about the conservation of an 18th century fashion doll from our collection
Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés is Back on Display
The exquisite portrait of Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) came back
A Fine & Fashionable Storage Mount
There is something quite astonishing about seeing fine Venetian needlepoint lace at close quarters. Lace pre-cursors date back over two
A Tintoretto loan from David Bowie in the 1990s
The recent sad death of David Bowie reminds me that in the early 1990s The Bowes Museum had a painting
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