On 21^st November, the Conservation teams visited the brand new Museum of Somerset in Taunton. This wasn’t just a jolly, you understand. We were there for a meeting of the South West Conservators’ Group. We had a very useful meeting and heard some very good case studies about the conservation work done in order to get the museum ready. I, a Curator by training and the team’s manager, never fail to be impressed by the miracles conservators work on objects that look beyond redemption to me.

The highlight of the day was a guided tour of the brand new museum. Housed in Taunton Castle, the museum reopened in September last year after a £6.93m redevelopment.

As well the history of Somerset, its nature and archaeology, the museum has a gallery dedicated to Somerset regiments. It’s well designed and encourages interaction but, like most, military museums left me wanting to know about the families of these men and women and what effect the army had on their lives.

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