conservation services

Projects

Examples of recent projects include:

Castle Acre Priory Display
Thomas Clarkson,Ethnography Conservation and Display
Environmental recording
Textile Storage
Training for Small Museums

Condition Audits, Conservation and Preparation for New Display:


  • Wisbech Museum; Conservation and conservation mount for the Wisbech Scabbard 2009.
  • Hertford Museum; Conservation and mount preparation for Samurai armour, 2009.
  • Brighton and Hove Museums Egyptian Display; Mount consultant 2008-9.
  • Wisbech Museum Egyptology re-display;  Conservation of collection 2008.
  • Britten-Pears Foundation 'Coming of the Fludde' Exhibition; Conservation and mounts for masks 2008.
  • Palace Of Westminster Abolition of Slavery Exhibition; condition audit, conservation and packing for transit 2007.
  • Britten-Pears Foundation  'Serenissima' Exhibition; Insect pest survey, remedial conservation and preparation of mannequins and mounts 2007.
  • English Heritage Castle Acre Priory re-display; Conservation audit, conservation 2006.
  • English Heritage Tilbury Fort; Conservation audit, conservation and mounting of display 2005.

On site Advice and Conservation:

  • The Red House Aldeburgh; conservation management plan proposals 2008.
  • St Lawrence Church Restoration Programme Ipswich BC and Ipswich Historic Churches Trust; On site consultant for care of fittings during works. Conservation of wall paintings, stone and brass monuments 2007-8.
  • St Nicolas Church Ipswich Diocese of St Edmundsbury; Conservation of wallpaintings 2004-5.

Collection Condition Surveys:

  • Britten Pears Foundation; Condition with insect pest Survey and remedial conservation to textile collection 2006.
  • English Heritage Castle Acre Priory survey and conservation of collections for display 2005, Audley End survey and re-pack of stone collection 2004.
  • Benchmark Surveys: Mildenhall Museum, Felixstowe Museum. Environmental Surveys: Rangers House, Godalming Museum, Chertsey Museum.

Training:


  • N. Ireland Museums Council; Day seminar of the Care and Conservation of Plastics 2009.
  • Portable Antiquities Scheme; presentations for metal detectorists 2006-2008.
  • Association for Suffolk Museums; Training in Conservation and Collections Care for Small Museums 2004-5.

Archaeology:


  • Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Eriswell Project 2009 (ongoing, please see Information bar for more details).
  • Suffolk CC Archaeological Service; Project Conservator Assessment, radiography and conservation.
  • National Trust; Conservation Assessment for display 2008.