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Who, what, where: Victoria November 2015

National Gallery of Victoria PROJECTS Alex Voll has just commenced work on a large 18th Century figurative porcelain display under the supervision of Trude Ellingsen. Alex and Trude are currently immersed in a world of tiny broken and missing fingers, dirty faces and the legacy of dubious overpaint and repair campaigns from the past. Di Whittle has been working on

Who, what, where: Victoria November 20152019-10-30T16:23:27+11:00

Social news: November 2015

Victoria National Gallery of Victoria STAFF NEWS The NGV Conservation department is delighted to welcome conservation interns Alexandra Voll who will be working in the Objects lab and Merit Kahl to the Frames & Furniture lab until March next year. Both students come to us from the conservation and restoration program at the University of

Social news: November 20152019-10-30T16:23:34+11:00

The Conservation Spectrum

At its recent AGM in November 2015, AICCM released updated documents: Statement on Conservators in an Australian Context, and Statement on Conservation Technicians/Assistants in an Australian ContextThese documents update previous AICCM definitions, and aim to clarify the role of conservators, technicians and assistants in an Australian context. They describe a range of skills, knowledge and

The Conservation Spectrum2020-08-17T10:09:47+10:00

Who, what, where: ACT November 2015

National Library of Australia EXHIBITIONS This year at the National Library of Australia, Lisa Jeong-Reuss, our wonderful lab manager, has hit the ground running and done a fabulous job at organising the lab and keeping our troubles at bay, allowing the lab to run very smoothly. It has been very busy in the exhibitions department this

Who, what, where: ACT November 20152019-10-30T16:23:27+11:00

Minor Thesis and PhD presentation time again!

It's that time of year when conservation students make their big debut and we hear all about their exciting research. If you like the latest conservation news, come and spend an hour, a day or all three days listening to what's new. The Alexander Copland Award for the best minor thesis will also be announced. The program

Minor Thesis and PhD presentation time again!2019-10-30T16:24:16+11:00

Who, what, where: July 2015

ACT National Gallery of Australia LOANS & EXHIBITIONS As usual, the NGA’s conservation team has been working on a wide variety of new and changing exhibitions. Just a few weeks ago, all conservation sections were involved in a significant change-over in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) galleries. This refresh saw the installation of

Who, what, where: July 20152019-10-30T16:24:29+11:00

Social news: July 2015

ACT National Archives of Australia – National Office, Mitchell Conservation Laboratory Recent UC graduates Laura Daenke and Caterina Agostinetto recently finishing their three month contracts in the lab as File Repair Team members. They have been in invaluable in freeing up time for the conservators to undertake higher level treatments. NSW International Conservation Services We

Social news: July 20152019-10-30T16:24:48+11:00

Who, what, where: November 2014

NSW International Conservation Services TREATMENTS Over the last few months Matteo Volonte and Claire Heasman have been working on collections galore, busy cleaning and re-stretching a collection of Aboriginal artworks. They were also charged with re-housing a rare and beautiful collection of Aboriginal bark paintings, which were a joy to behold. Adam Godijn has been

Who, what, where: November 20142019-10-30T16:25:10+11:00

Symposium: Technical Drawings and their Reproductions

Workshop: Conservation of Transparent Paper Organised by Restauratoren Nederland, 6-9 October 2014 As soon as I saw this symposium and workshop advertised on the Cons Dist List, I knew ‘somebody’ from work had to go, so I put my hand up to do a presentation at the Symposium and applied for one of the eight

Symposium: Technical Drawings and their Reproductions2019-10-30T16:25:22+11:00
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