RAMM’s Conservators and Mountmakers preparing many different kinds of objects for the new displays. These Tales from the Bench links will take you to a story about what they are working on in the laboratories at the moment. We’ll add more information and new tales as conservation work progresses.
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Read about the five year treatment to reveal and stabilise a 15th Century carved...
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The emergency conservation of a recently discovered Roman burial group. A...
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German intern Verena Schoefer is faced with conserving a huge fossil Ichthyosaur.
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Conservation of a 1750’s Sack Back gown
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Interns, Vicky and Ashley, prepare the polar bear for the new displays
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47,285 shells and still cleaning
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Gerald gets some attention whilst his head is on the ground
