Heather Bleechmore is currently Branch Manager, Collection Care and Conservation at the Australian Museum. Heather is responsible for the management of collection care programs and conservation projects for over 21 million collection items that comprise 16 collections held at the Australian Museum. Over a longstanding career in objects conservation, Heather has built expertise in conservation project management, stakeholder engagement, strategy and policy development, all aspects of preventive conservation, organic material conservation nd research with a focus on cultural collections and outreach programs.
