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Environment in the Castle Museum Art Galleries – a Brief Explanation
June 2013 Good environmental conditions, that is, steady levels of temperature and relative humidity within defined parameters, are desirable for the preservation of museum objects. Although temperature levels are important, it is the relative humidity (RH), or the...
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
April 2013 'The Star of Bethlehem (or the Adoration of the Magi); designed by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1885 and produced by Morris and Co, 1907. The tapestry has been requested by Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow as part of the “Pre Raphaelite: Victorian...
Regimental Collections Re-display
January 2013 Since autumn last year, the Conservation and Design & Technical teams have been working closely with curator Kate Thaxton to select and prepare an incredible variety of objects for the imminent re-display of the regimental collection on the Castle...
Mounting Works on Paper Training Day
December 2012 At the end of 2012, the Conservation Department invited Norfolk Record Office paper conservator Yuki Uchida, to provide some training in the mounting of documents and works on paper. We were shown various different styles of mounting and methods of...
Installation of Arts of Living Costume
November 2012 Historic costume is always very popular with Museum visitors, but displaying it safely involves a lot of preparation and pre-planning. The costume displays in the large Island case in the centre of the Arts of Living Gallery and the wall cases in the...
Conservation Students Conserve a Whirligig
October 2012 Recently, the Conservation Department hosted two students who approached NMAS with a desire to gain some practical experience in the world of conservation. One student is planning to study conservation at post graduate level at Durham University, and the...
Conservation of Spitfire Cottage, Bridewell Museum
August 2012 Spitfire Cottage dolls house presented an interesting and challenging project for Conservation Technician, Alice Forkes during the Bridewell Museum re-display project. The cottage was constructed in the early 1940’s by two craft teachers from what is now...
The East Anglian Conservators Forum at the Castle
July 2012 Last month, the Conservation Team hosted a meeting of the East Anglian Conservator’s Forum (EACF) at the Castle Museum and Study Centre. Twenty five conservators were able to see and discuss the conservation of the Egyptian Shroud from the Colman Collection...
Installation of the Shoe Gallery at Bridewell Museum
June 2012 Installation of approximately 160 shoes, boots, and heels relating to the once thriving shoe industry in Norwich has been underway at the Bridewell Museum. The gallery is divided into various subsections including materials, decoration, specials, marketing...
The Colman Art Galleries
May 2012 The Colman Art Galleries have been redisplayed, and were officially opened on Friday 27th April. In a new departure for Norwich Castle Museum, the galleries remained open to the public throughout the redisplay project, allowing work to take place in front of...