by Helen Rush | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
May 2014 Made with quilted silk uppers and ostrich feather decoration, these delicate ankle length boots are a popular object on the Costume and Textile Collection guided tour. The boots have been recently conserved. As seen on the left hand image, the boots were...
by Helen Rush | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
March 2014 With the Wonder of Birds exhibition due to open in May, work has begun preparing varied and fascinating natural history specimens for display. The exhibition has provided an opportunity for the conservation team to work closely with Natural History curator...
by Helen Rush | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
February 2014 Over the winter period, when the museum is closed to the public, staff and volunteers are working hard to prepare all areas of the museum for the visitor season to come. A major focus of this work is the conservation cleaning of the collections on...
by Helen Rush | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
January 2014 This feather pelerine dated c.1825-35 will form part of the Wonder of Birds exhibition May24th – Sept 14th, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. The cape consists of bands of feathers stitched to a cotton backing fabric, the two lappets or extensions...
by Helen Rush | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
December 2013 Conservation of Blaschka Glass Models In the current Norwich Castle exhibition “Curiosity – Art and the Pleasures of Knowing”, there is an extraordinary collection of 19th century glass models of marine specimens on loan from the National Museum of Wales...
