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
22 Jul 2020
Fixing the Frederick Elliott watercolours: A big conservation project of small paintings
08 Oct 2019
Bligh and Banks: Preserving a piece of history
02 Aug 2019
Repairing the Past: Shining a light on Frances Bligh's letter
04 Jul 2019
What's in the world?
03 Jul 2019