Introduction In 2022 I completed a two-week placement in the painting conservation lab at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) with Senior Painting Conservator Jenny O’Connell. This professional development activity was made possible by the ADFAS Armidale mid-career scholarship I received in 2021. The scholarship provided a two-way learning opportunity with the team at
The year 2023 is a big one for AICCM as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark this significant occasion, the AICCM Bulletin will be publishing a special volume, ‘Cultural materials conservation: Self, systems and society’, with guest editors Nicole Tse, Alice Cannon, Jennifer O’Connell and MaryJo Lelyveld. Looking towards 2024, the focus will shift
It is with great sadness that we share news of the peaceful passing away of Wendy Dodd on Monday 28 February 2023. Wendy commenced at the Australian War Memorial in 1983, rising to the role of Head of Textile Conservation by the time of her retirement in 2003. Having originally trained as a nurse, Wendy
Scroll is a journal supported by the Student Conservators at Melbourne (SC@M) at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne. It is a platform for emerging professionals from various disciplines to share their ideas, projects and passions in the area of cultural materials conservation. We are looking for content to fit in
