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derbyshiredro.bsky.social
A simple but important job in archive preservation… unfolding letters! Over time folds and creases can turn into damage and tears, so it’s much better to store them flat. We think it’s also quite a soothing task…

#OddlySatisfying #ArchivePreservation #CollectionsCare
#BehindTheScenes
March 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
araireland.bsky.social
Following on from our training day last month, "Caring for Archival Collections" the presentation slides are now available on our website
#Conservation #CollectionsCare #IrishArchives #CuardaighDoChartlann

www.araireland.ie/presentation...

@araukie.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
drakonheritage.bsky.social
Day two of the arms and armour assessment at Manchester Art Gallery. Love the variety of colour, form, and design across the collection. #collectionscare #CollectionsAssessment #ObjectConservation #Museums
February 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
kentarchsoc.bsky.social
Our work experience students are flying through the processing work, identifying metalwork held in our archaeological store!

#archaeology #workexperience #studenttraining #collectionscare
April 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
drakonheritage.bsky.social
Frosty start to the morning ..off to London for a #collectionscare assessment.
February 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
terridendy.bsky.social
Today in stores. Repacking prosthetics #collectionscare
November 27, 2024 at 12:06 PM
kaysunahara.bsky.social
Doing more photography of the ancient Roman oil lamp collection today @romtoronto.bsky.social Much of it was collected in Egypt. 🏺My goal is to get the entire lamp collection up on the eMuseum website by the end of the year!

#MuseumWork #CollectionsCare #Archaeology #ceramics #pottery
Screenshot, left side: of image file thumbnails, and right side: a close-up of one ancient Roman oil lamp with a rosette design surrounding the oil filling hole in the middle of the vessel.
October 11, 2023 at 3:46 PM
kentarchsoc.bsky.social
Our Curator Andy headed over to CSI: Sittingbourne today to collect more of the collected #ozengell collection which has finished conservation treatment!

#Archaeology #Historiccollections #Earlymedieval #PostRoman #SubRoman #Heritage #History #AngloSaxon #Conservation #Collectionscare #Research
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
drakonheritage.bsky.social
January has gone fast! One of the many things we did this month was carry out a AIM Conservation and Care Audit at Yorkshire Air Museum. A fabulous collection. Loved this advanced flying school certificate from 1942. #Collections #collectionscare #conservation
February 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
17sgs10.bsky.social
What an amazing year 2025 was! We want to give a very special thank you to all our incredible volunteers for their hard work and support. Read our review of the year and see what our plans are for 2026: www.sgsoc.org/year-in-review
#SpaldingGentlemensSociety #CollectionsCare #ThankYouVolunteers
2025: A Year in Review - Spalding Gentlemen's Society
What an amazing year 2025 has been. The fantastic volunteers, fuelled by coffee, cake and biscuits, have been working on our Collection.
www.sgsoc.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
tscourses.bsky.social
🗨️ Which area would you like to dive into this May?

#TScourses #KeepLearning #LifeSciences #Genomics #Phylogenetics #Ecology #CollectionsCare #ScientificTraining #OnlineCourses
🧪📚🖥️🦖🌍🔍🧬
April 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
swfed.bsky.social
Funding alert!

Small Accredited SW museums can apply for up to £1,000 from the Kathy Callow Legacy Fund to support conservation, display, and care of social history objects.

Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → swfed.org.uk/kathy-callow...

#MuseumFunding #CollectionsCare #HeritageSupport #Museums
Kathy Callow Legacy Fund – South West Fed
swfed.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
17sgs10.bsky.social
We regularly do object-handling training with new volunteers in the Society. One of the most questioned and important aspects is the use of gloves. Read more in our latest blog: www.sgsoc.org/to-glove-or-...

#MuseumConservation #ObjectHandling #CollectionsCare #BehindTheScenes #HeritageVolunteers
An example of gloves being used in museum conservation.
May 14, 2026 at 8:10 AM
paraheritage.bsky.social
Last week, we took a group of volunteers and trainees to the Discover Bucks Museum store in Halton, to learn about object marking and labelling. 🏺

We applied ID numbers by carefully adding cotton labels to fabric pieces & using lacquer to write on ceramics! 🪡

#CollectionsCare #IntoTheArchives 🏛️🎓
Five people are gathered in front of a table with fabric laid out in front of them. In the foreground, a trainee is stitching a cotton label onto the fabric. Behind him, a volunteer studies the material in front of her. The others are observing further materials at the far end of the table.
March 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
17sgs10.bsky.social
The magic is in the detail! Take a look at these beautiful close-up images of a copper plate engraving by Renold Elstracke of Mary Queen of Scots and her husband Lord Darnley, from the SGS collections.

#ConservationInAction #BehindTheScenes #CollectionsCare #SpaldingGentlemensSociety
A close-up image of the copper plate engraving, focused on the face of Mary Queen of Scots as she looks directly at the viewer. A close-up of the patterns found within the copper plate, this one showing curving tendrils of plants and flowers. A close-up of Lord Darnley's face. This image also shows some slight pitting in the material, which is assessed during the condition check. An image showing the overall piece. Mary Queen of Scots stands next to her husband Lord Darnley on a chequered floor. Both are in highly detailed formal clothing.
September 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
sosmuseum.bsky.social
The frame to our 1955 portrait of Sir William Whitmore of Apley (near Bridgnorth) – whose eyes seem to follow you in the gallery – has been given a much-needed dust with a very special brush!

#collectionscare #shrewsburycastle #museumlife #goathair #museumconservation
Image 1: Close up image of oil on canvas portrait of Sir William Whitmore of Apley by Joyce Aris (1955). Sir William wears a white wig typical of the mid 18th century, a white cravat, scarlet coat with gold facings and a white waistcoat with gold facings. Image 2: Using a goat hair brush over the frame, which is gold and intricately carved.
May 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
museumstudy.bsky.social
New Indigenous Collections Care Guide (ICC) Offers Museums a Roadmap for Transforming Stewardship of Native Collections. Available to download free, along with recorded webinars, handouts, case studies, and additional resources sarweb.org/iarc/icc/
#collectionscare #indigenouscollectionscare
September 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
iconsg.bsky.social
A useful resource- Tips for Sustainable Collections Care:

www.nms.ac.uk/our-impact/n...

#Conservator #CollectionsCare #Heritage
Tips for sustainable collections care | National Museums Scotland
Find out how to develop more environmentally sustainable practices in collections care.Last updated: 17 July 2025National Museums Scotland and the National
www.nms.ac.uk
August 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
morien51.bsky.social
@icomas From ICOM SUSTAIN bord member Ben Melham’s research on museums and the ongoing heatwaves in Europe www.linkedin.com/posts/benmel...
#museums #heritage #climateresilience #climateadaptation #museumoperations #collectionscare #visitorexperience | Ben Melham
As Italy places nearly all of its major cities under the highest heat alert, museums, heritage sites and government initiatives are providing further evidence of a wider trend emerging across Europe. ...
www.linkedin.com
August 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM
hanabristow.bsky.social
This should be interesting. No comment on the name 🙄 Great to see a spotlight on conservators for once! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00162tm #conservator #museums #gallery #collectionscare #art #heritage #history #archaeology @BBCRadio4
BBC Radio 4 - The Caretakers
Fresh perspectives on cultural treasures from the cleaner...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 12:16 PM
hanabristow.bsky.social
What a FAB day exploring emergency response & #salvage, support networks and knowledge sharing among #heritage colleagues in Scotland. Thanks @HESEngineShed, ECRN, @icon_scotland! #beprepared #networking #CPD #collectionscare #haveaplan
November 16, 2024 at 10:24 AM
lignedescience.social.sciences.re.ap.brid.gy
Mercure, arsenic, formol :
la question brûlante du conditionnement des collections toxiques, par le Master 2 Conservation-restauration des biens culturels de Panthéon Sorbonne.
https://c2rmf.fr/actualite/gestion-de-collections-dangereuses
#histnat #collections #CollectionsCare #museum #histsci […]
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social.sciences.re
March 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
dustystacks.bsky.social
This was the 2,972nd volume in our mould cleaning project - the last one to be cleaned. It has taken a year. When I'd cleaned the 2,000th volume I made this video. We're moving into a new store over the summer and I didn't want to take any mould with us!
#archives #collectionscare
July 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
sportingheritage.bsky.social
What puts collections at risk...and what can we do about it?

Watch our webinar to find out what to look for and how to respond: ▶️https://tinyurl.com/bde6fn7j

Then tell us, have you been there? We’d love to know your experience.

#HeritageSupport #CollectionsCare #SportingHeritage
August 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
sportingheritage.bsky.social
Need help getting started? Explore the Collections Care section in our Sporting Heritage Toolkit, filled with expert guides, videos, and practical advice from across the heritage sector.

🔗 tinyurl.com/36rpe5vn

#CollectionsCare #PreserveThePast #SportingHeritage #AgentsOfDeterioration
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM