Victoria National Gallery of Victoria Social The Frames & Furniture conservation studio farewelled Emma Rouse who contributed greatly to the smooth and cheerful organisation of the lab given existing staffing and workload. In July we welcomed back MaryJo Lelyveld from maternity leave to her position as Coordinating Conservator. We are extremely grateful to Sarah Brown
One summer’s morning in a provincial Australian town I found myself standing in the town hall, staring up into a large gilded framed mirror. The mirror, a gift to the town from a grateful colonist with a defiant taste for the Roccoco, was to be cleaned and repaired in time for the centenary celebrations only
In December last year five members of the Mawsons Huts Foundation team and I travelled to Cape Denison to continue work on the conservation of Mawson’s Huts. The team included Marty Passingham (Field leader and Heritage Carpenter); Dr Ian Godfrey, Peter Maxwell and me (Conservators); David Killick (Journalist), and Sally Hildred (Doctor). In recent years
National Archives of Australia Exhibitions Tuning In – ABC TV 1964-76 was on display in the gallery space at the National Archives of Australia during April and May. Sally Kneebone assisted curators in the selection and prepared original objects for display. Items included original drafts of the ABC logo, viewer’s letters applauding and protesting ABC
New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM), Armidale Conservation of the collections at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) has taken a huge leap forward over the past 12 months with the launch of the Adopt an Artwork Fundraising Campaign, and the opening of the Operation Preservation exhibition, curated by paper conservator and NERAM Registrar,
State Library of Victoria Conservation Conservation have been working on exhibition and digitisation programs, alongside the treatment of collections. As part of the treatment program, we are investigating a number of new materials for future treatments, including gelling agent gellan gum, SC6000 consolidant emulsion, and very fine pre-toned Tengucho tissue that we are eager to
Welcome to the next installment in our Meet a Conservator series! If you're an AICCM member and would like to take part in this series, please get in touch. What first attracted you to conservation as a profession? I always loved painting and drawing, but I wasn’t sure I had the motivation to become a
The recipient of the 2016 Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal, Professor Robyn Sloggett AM has been described by her peers as a contemporary hero of understanding and protecting cultural heritage both in Australia and internationally. Mayor of Bathurst Cr Gary Rush announced Prof. Sloggett as winner of the prestigious $25,000 national prize at a dinner in
Welcome to the first in our new series of Meet a Conservator interviews! Over the coming months we will introduce you to some of the fantastic conservation professionals working in Australia and find out more about them and their work. If you're an AICCM member and would like to take part in this series, please
Artlab Australia Awards Artlab was awarded a Certificate of Commendation in the recent Self Insurers of South Australia (SISA) awards for the category: best work health and safety solution. Artlab’s submission focused on our innovative and unique engineering solutions that have been developed in consultation with ergonomist Jo Bills to redesign the work surfaces and equipment normally used in conservation
