The Conservation team preserves and presents the museum's collection with respect for the integrity of each object.
They are responsible for developing various protocols and procedures for the conservation, display, care and handling of the museum's collection.
The museum has four specialist conservators. They're experts in:
- Conservation management
- Conservation of paper
- Photographic material
- Textiles
- Wooden, metal and composite objects
- Mixed collections
- Preventive conservation
Explore photos of our conservators at work
Learn about various treatments that our conservators have performed on objects in our collection
08 Jan 2019
Rusticles and wrecks
09 Aug 2018
Beyond a book's cover
04 Jun 2018
Identifying the cannons from HMS Bounty
31 Aug 2017
Capturing a lighthouse in 3D
20 Aug 2017