Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
355 followers · 775 posts · Server glammr.us

Every conservator's dream: a that shows not only the time but also the and relative !

I wonder how accurate it is. 🤔

Thanks ! Watch museum professionals sneak these into storage rooms across the world now...

(Available from 11 May in UK stores. This isn't a paid advert. I'm just a nerd.)

#clock #temperature #humidity #lidl #middleoflidl #wallclock #conservators #CollectionsCare

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The C Word Podcast · @thecwordpodcast
40 followers · 11 posts · Server glammr.us

In our latest episode our agony aunt gives us some advice around pitching for more time for collections care to higher-ups and how to speak their lingo when you need to:
thecword.show/2023/04/05/s13e0

#conservation #dearjane #thecwordpodcast #agonyaunt #podcasts #CollectionsCare #conservators #museums

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Registrar Trek · @registrartrek
23 followers · 10 posts · Server glammr.us
Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
336 followers · 711 posts · Server glammr.us

📢 Amgueddfa Cymru calls for 💰 💰 💰 to safeguard for

This doesn't surprise me: museums are chronically underfunded and constantly asked to put off basic maintenance and 😩 Good to see it being talked about!

Lots of different figures being thrown around in this article, but basically: and costs money. Lots of money!

Full read here: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-652087

#collections #wales #conservation #CollectionsCare #buildingconservation #museums #heritage #amgueddfacymru

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The C Word Podcast · @thecwordpodcast
29 followers · 4 posts · Server glammr.us

We've just launched season 13 (woah! you'd think for people who deal with the passage of time in our daily work we'd be less astounded by how long we've been making this ) and our first episode is all about online and what that looks like for and people in 💜 Where do we congregate, and what makes a ?

You can listen here: thecword.show/2023/03/22/s13e0

#podcast #communitybuilding #conservators #CollectionsCare #community #podcasts #conservation #preservation #communities #conservationrestoration

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
318 followers · 637 posts · Server glammr.us

Recently I entertained myself with a little photo shoot of doll sized wedding dresses. I packed them in tiny boxes and even made a little costume bag.

Why?

Allegedly because I was writing "Happily Ever After: The Complete Guide on How to Store and Look After Your Wedding Dress" for Preservation Equipment.

(But also because it's fun.)

Read the guide here: preservationequipment.com/Blog

#acidfree #conservation #weddingdresses #clothing #textiles #preservation #weddings #CollectionsCare #weddingdress

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Bartletd7 · @bartletd7
1 followers · 11 posts · Server glammr.us

Bad: The repository's overhead door couldn't handle the wind and rain. Good: Finding contemporary value in anthropology's outdated, racist theories.

#anthropology #archaeology #CollectionsCare

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
303 followers · 554 posts · Server glammr.us

I've written a handy guide to , that pesky we need to see! 🔆 What is it, what does it do, and what can we do about it?

Check it out here:
conserv.io/blog/light/

#light #agentofdeterioration #preservation #guides #conservation #CollectionsCare #agentsofdeterioration

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
299 followers · 539 posts · Server glammr.us

Yesterday I had tremendous fun invading our local leisure centre and setting up another for people in .

We covered:
🪣 Triage + salvage basics
🌊 Handling + drying stuff

Thanks to Connect-Conserve Cymru for letting me run these for the Emergency Planning Networks and cheers to Welsh gov for funding it so everyone could benefit! 🙏

#salvage #training #workshop #glam #wales #events #conservator #CollectionsCare #collections #conservation #emergencyplanning #disasterResponse #preservation

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
294 followers · 497 posts · Server glammr.us

Well how else do you dry an industrial quantity of blotting paper after a salvage exercise? 😂

#aconservatorslife #drying #CollectionsCare #conservation

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
259 followers · 403 posts · Server glammr.us

Guys, a job!

Collections Assistant / Cynorthwyydd Casgliadau

📍 Plas Newydd,
💷 £9.90 per hour
📆 30 hours per week until 29/2/24
⏰ Closes 29/1/23
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Must have an understanding of Welsh language

Full details here: careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/O

#welsh #CollectionsCare #anglesey #plasnewydd #nationaltrust #wales #jobs #nationaltrustcymru #conservation #heritagejobs

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
259 followers · 402 posts · Server glammr.us

📢 AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day Grant Scheme

Here's one for UK institutions:

🏛️ For AIM members that are with historic and decorative art (and are registered charities)
💷 £1,500 – £8,000
⏰ Closes 9am Monday 6 February 2023

Priority given to museums at risk of closure, losing vital skills and knowledge, or unable to provide effective collections care

Full deets here: aim-museums.co.uk/for-aim-memb

#museums #collections #heritage #museumgrants #CollectionsCare #grants #funding

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
251 followers · 346 posts · Server glammr.us

A great use of for : the is really just a fancy camera on a human but it works really well!

It could also be vital for new professionals. Also imagine this used for virtual courier trips!

I'm tickled by the prospect of adding better lights to the . Collaborating directly with would actually be really cool.

Full article here: udel.edu/udaily/2023/january/a

#technology #conservators #hololens2 #training #conservation #headset #microsoft #augmentedreality #preservation #CollectionsCare #ar #access

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David Hingley · @David_Hingley
107 followers · 226 posts · Server toot.community

RT @MOfP2021@twitter.com

Join our campaign to get @RishiSunak@twitter.com to properly value what matters in our sector.

We’ve got Excel now.
It means we have time to focus on learning about other important stuff.

.. muppet

🐦🔗: twitter.com/MOfP2021/status/16

#CollectionsCare #mothsnotmaths

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Dr. Bronwyn W. Williams · @BWWilliamsLab
6 followers · 4 posts · Server qoto.org

Here’s the reported “fiddler crab on steroids.” Now, although not a fiddler - it’s a blue land crab, Cardisoma guanhumi - I will admit that I would be startled hearing scratching at my office door, opening it to find this not-small asymmetrically-clawed crustacean. A museum curator’s job is never dull.

#collection #malacostraca #museumspecimen #crustmas #crustaceans #crabs #CollectionsCare #digitization #25daysofcrustmas #decapoda #crustacea

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Dr. Bronwyn W. Williams · @BWWilliamsLab
6 followers · 4 posts · Server qoto.org

Here’s the reported “fiddler crab on steroids.” Now, although not a fiddler - it’s a blue land crab, Cardisoma guanhumi - I will admit that I would be startled hearing scratching at my office door, opening it to find this not-small asymmetrically-clawed crustacean. A museum curator’s job is never dull.

#crustmas #crustacea #crustaceans #crabs #collection #CollectionsCare #digitization #25daysofcrustmas #malacostraca #museumspecimen

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Dr. Bronwyn W. Williams · @BWWilliamsLab
6 followers · 3 posts · Server qoto.org

Every so often we stumble across a specimen record that makes us laugh for days. This is one of them. We recently acquired the South Carolina DNR’s Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center marine collection, and are working to integrate the metadata into our database.

#crabs #crustacea #crustaceans #curation #crustmas #25daysofcrustmas #malacostraca #museumcollections #museum #CollectionsCare

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
192 followers · 227 posts · Server glammr.us

Folks interested in and (wherever you are and whatever you look after) might like to join the Conserv Community. It's free, chill, quite informal, and open to anyone who cares about .

At the moment there's a mix of , collections managers, techs, , , , , and researchers on there.

It specifically wants people from outside the profession bubble to join, so please do!

community.conserv.io/home

#preservation #CollectionsCare #preserving #heritage #conservators #curators #librarians #registrars #archivists

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Jenny Mathiasson · @curatedjenny
189 followers · 219 posts · Server glammr.us

New of ! 👷‍♂️

This time we're talking to special co-host Sean Kelly from (and a number of lovely interviewees across and on the ) about in : from refreshing to revamping whole sites. ⚒️

Listen here: thecword.show/2022/12/07/s12e0

#episode #thecwordpodcast #paisleymuseum #manchester #IsleofMan #redevelopments #museums #galleries #podcasts #conservators #CollectionsCare #collections #conservation

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Liz HIDE · @TheMuseumOfLiz
148 followers · 35 posts · Server toot.community

Focus on Conservation: Facing Climate Change 29 Nov - 2 Dec
Free online conference from the University of Cambridge Museums for museum folk and others interested in protecting collections & heritage from climate change and caring for them more sustainably. Lots of international perspectives & practical approaches.
museums.cam.ac.uk/facing-clima

#museum #museums #Conservation #MuseumConservation #CollectionsCare #collections #climatechange #environment #cambridge #UniversityOfCambridgeMuseums

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