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Preserving the Past for the Future – A New Exhibition at Mere Museum

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Jan 18, 2011

Mere Museum is celebrating the start of 2011 with their new conservation themed exhibition entitled ‘Preserving the Past for the Future’ and staff from the Wiltshire Council Conservation and Museums Advisory Service teams were privileged to be invited to the opening on 4 January for a sneak preview.

 A Gladstone Bag, c.1882

A Gladstone Bag, c.1882

The exhibition shows the range of objects conserved by the Conservation team for the museum over the years with photographs showing the objects before treatment alongside the actual objects after treatment, together with informative panels about the conservation treatments used.




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Congratulations Wiltshire Museums

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Oct 9, 2010

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2010 is a significant year for several of Wiltshire’s museums, as they celebrate anniversaries of one sort or another.

To give you a reminder of some of the fantastic museums and collections on our doorstep here in Wiltshire, here is a rundown of the 2010 celebrations:

 Medieval chess piece
Medieval chess piece
Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum




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Mystery Object from the Conservation Labs – What do you think it is?

Posted by: Blog Administrator on Nov 24, 2009

Objects conservator Sebastian Foxley has recently been working on a mystery object from Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre.

 Object before cleaning

Object before cleaning

The object was received completely obscured by corrosion and soil but an x-ray revealed that it is circular and has a trailed decoration on the top surface. It is hollow inside and initial cleaning also showed that the object is made from iron and copper. Please 'read more' to see the object at the end of the cleaning process.....


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