Dr. Sonia O'Connor of the University of Bradford will be running a one day workshop on how to identify materials such as ivory, bone, antler, horn, baleen, tortoiseshell and imitations thereof. Structure, properties and appropriate care will be discussed as well as a practical session using objects from the collections at Leeds.
This course is now fully booked. Please join the waiting list - we will be in touch in case of any cancellations.
We will be running a joint workshop from the Geological Curators' Group and Natural Sciences Collections Association and run jointly by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Wales this October.
Join us for a one day conference on Taxidermy. Taxidermy collections are receiving a new lease of life, invigorated by the vision and fresh perspectives of contemporary artists and supported by curators, academics and conservators who share an appreciation for the history, ethics and practical care of taxidermy specimens.
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The Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales and partners are honoured to be hosting the 29th NatSCA/SPNHC Annual General Meeting and conference with the theme ‘Historic Collections: Future Resource’. The conference will take place during the week of June 22nd to June 28th, 2014.
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