July 2007

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Collections in Circulation: Mobile Museum Conference, 9-10 May 2019

C19th Japanese paper sample from Kew’s Economic Botany CollectionRegistration has opened for this Conference, to be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th May 2019. Full details of the programme and a link to booking registrationare now available. The conference will bring together scholars from the UK and overseas with a shared interest in the mobility...
From Bone to Ivory: Materials Identification Workshop

Two Day course on Cultural Objects Worked in Skeletal Hard Tissue Date: 19-20 March 2019Location: Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cost: £125This is a two-day continuing professional development course designed for those working in the heritage sector. The materials identification techniques used are non-invasive, low cost and can be achieved with readily available equipment. It is particularly aimed at conservators, curators and object specialists but...