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All about the shawl
October 2016 Time speeds by, and before we realise, it is time to refresh the costume cases in the Arts of Living gallery again in Norwich Castle. They were last changed in 2012, and ideally would be changed every 3 years. This is because costume and historic dress...
Chatham Historic Dockyard; HMS Invincible
July 2017 Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust were awarded a major grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, to research, conserve and digitise a core collection of objects that had been retrieved from the submerged wreck of an 18th century ship of the line - HMS...
Conservation of Olive Edis Camera
September 2016 The Conservation Department have been preparing several objects relating to the story of Norfolk photographer Olive Edis, in readiness for a forthcoming exhibition. Amongst the fascinating photographs which will be on display, will be a few of the...
A medieval face lift – conservation work continues on an altarpiece
July 2016 The recent announcement by the Keep project team provides a timely opportunity to give an update on a long term conservation project, destined for display in the Castle Keep. After extensive paint analysis, research and consideration, this 16th century...
Conservation and Voices from the Workhouse, Phase One – Large Object Mounting Challenges
July 2016 The conservation department has been involved at most stages with this phase of the project, to redevelop Gressenhall Museum and tell the story of its workhouse origins. From assessing object condition and conducting remedial treatments, to advising on...
A tale of a smock
March 2016 Oiled smock NWHCM: 1991.63.1, this is a farm workers smock dating from around the start of the 20thC. It belonged to the donor’s Great Granny Gaze who took it with her from her parents farm at Upton Hall, Upton when she moved to her husband’s farm at Aldeby...
Conservation of a 15th Century Window Sill
February 2016 Over the past few months, the conservation team have been working on a large number of objects for a major re display project, Stories of Lynn, at Kings Lynn Town Hall. Amongst the many civic related objects, is an incredible piece of architectural...
NCC Conservators sharing knowledge across the region
January 2016 In December, NMS conservators worked with conservation colleagues at the Norfolk Record Office to organise and host a meeting of the East Anglian Conservator’s Forum. This is a group that meets at least once a year to share knowledge and skills across...
A Tale of Two Hats
October 2015 The Voices from the Workhouse HLF funded project to reinstate/recreate the workhouse ‘experience’ at Gressenhall continues apace. In July, we saw some of the social history objects that have been selected and already conserved. This month, two hats from...
Conserving Art of the Mart
August 2015 Lynn Museum produced an ambitious object list for the conservation team earlier this year for their exhibition “Art at the Mart”. One of the key pieces was a chalk drawing of a cockerel. The drawing was produced by Savage’s c1920. It would have been used...