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SMG Conservation @SMGConservation

Behind the scenes with the conservation team at the Science Museum Group. We tweet about caring for our world-renowned collection, both in store and on display.

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A magic lantern is an early type of projector developed in the 17th century. Hear from conservator Vanessa Torres about the work it took to make magic lantern slides part of our fascinating collection at the National Science and Media Museum. blog.scienceandmediamuseum.o…
Example slide of Bradford (Hustlergate), then and now.

ALT Example slide of Bradford (Hustlergate), then and now.
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Jessica Crann ACR@Crannster
20 Sep 2023
I love my job! Making new housings for these paper mathematical models. They have no right to be this darn cute!! #conservation @SMGConservation
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Jessica Crann ACR@Crannster
9 Jun 2023
Remember that 4m long map from 1824? Im on the home stretch now, hurray 😁 go surface clean go #conservation #georgestephenson #trains @SmgResearch @SMGConservation @RailwayMuseum
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"I remember my goosebumps when I saw the very first paper negative in the history of photography, which is part of our collection!" Read more from an interview with Vanessa Torres, Conservator at the Science and Media Museum, here: linkedin.com/posts/sciencemu…
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Jessica Crann ACR@Crannster
5 Jan 2023
This is 2022 as told through my work as a Paper Conservator working for the @sciencemuseum diverse and fascinating, love my job! #Conservation #PaperConservation #HappyNewYear #ScienceMuseum #WomenInSTEM #MyYear #Museums #Archives #CollectionsCare @SMGConservation
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Earlier this month, our team came together to champion #Conservation at the @sciencemuseum Skills Fair. Attendees examined objects, made medieval ink and identified creepy crawlies using different methods and equipment to learn about the science and art of preserving history.
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They also used a UV torch to detect modern fills and previous repairs of ceramics, and an infrared digital microscope to detect images below layers of paint on canvas. This activity introduced attendees to some of the analytical techniques used by conservators.
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Check out these attendees drawing with their very own ink and feather quill! Many important manuscripts dating back to the fourth century have been written with a similar recipe. Paper conservators have the job of preserving them.
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National Railway Museum
@RailwayMuseum
12 Oct 2022
🎥 ...and here's how they did it! Timelapse footage shows the final stages of the restoration - when they signal was raised back onto the platform, ready to be redisplayed. 🚄 Don't forget to look out for it the next time you're travelling north from York station!
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Wow! The Great Northern somersault signal, National Railway Museum, was refurbished to its former glory thanks to work from Network Rail and our talented Conservation team.
National Railway Museum
@RailwayMuseum
12 Oct 2022
Replying to @RailwayMuseum
🤝 The museum would like to thank James Fordyce and his team from Network Rail who showed such care and enthusiasm to restore the signal in the way they have. Working with our Conservation team, the project was completed quickly and to a wonderful standard.
Portrait image showing colleagues from the NRM's Conservation team and Network Rail. They are all wearing black t-shirts that read 'Vision 2925' and the majority are wearing florescent orange work trousers. The somersault signal is directly behind them and the NRM logo is displayed on the wall behind the signal.

ALT Portrait image showing colleagues from the NRM's Conservation team and Network Rail. They are all wearing black t-shirts that read 'Vision 2925' and the majority are wearing florescent orange work trousers. The somersault signal is directly behind them and the NRM logo is displayed on the wall behind the signal.
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What's red and festive? It's this photo of a Conservator working on one of the larger objects from our collection, a hydrogen fuel cell bus of course! Read more about this object here collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
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Today in 1919, the plane which completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight came to the Science Museum. The Vickers Vimy is still on display in our Flight gallery today, and is cared for by our team, using scaffolding towers when they have to clean/conserve it.
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It doesn't feel like five minutes, but it's actually been 5 years since our Mathematics Gallery opened @sciencemuseum . Throwback to our team installing this beautiful gallery back in 2016.
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#OTD in 1909, the patent for Bakelite granted. Our collection contains lots of this manmade material, which you can read more about in this fab blog blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ba…
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#OTD in 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast. Did you know that we have some objects relating to the series in our collection? This Cyberman costume often gives our team a fright in the stores @sim_manchester . See more here collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
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What are your Friday jobs? Laura, our Conservation Assistant, has been getting the Space Gallery in 'Peake' condition today by cleaning the Soyuz capsule which carried @astro_timpeake and other astronauts in 2015.
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Herts Archives@HertsArchives
4 Nov 2021
#DKY that #AskAConservatorDay is held today as a remembrance of the devastating flood of Florence on 4 November 1966. Today we celebrate the developments in the field of conservation & encourage social media engagement with conservators - so please ask away! @Conservators_uk
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It's finally here! It's #AskAConservator day and our team is, standing by all day to answer any questions you have!

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Tomorrow is #AskAConservator day and we are taking part! Send us any questions about what we do and how we do it and we'll be standing by to answer. #conservation
A black silhouette of a man standing next to an antique carriage, against a sunny blue sky. It can be seen that the carriage has 4 large spoked wheels and a small cab, with seat at the front for the driver. It is slightly taller than a person.

ALT A black silhouette of a man standing next to an antique carriage, against a sunny blue sky. It can be seen that the carriage has 4 large spoked wheels and a small cab, with seat at the front for the driver. It is slightly taller than a person.
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Want to know the coolest thing we've ever worked on? The most dangerous object in our collection? The most expensive thing we've ever touched? Join our team here next Thursday 4 November for #AskAConservator day where we'll be answering your questions live!
A woman places a guitar into a tall showcase. She is holding the neck upwards with blue gloved hands. The guitar has a white body and wooden neck.

ALT A woman places a guitar into a tall showcase. She is holding the neck upwards with blue gloved hands. The guitar has a white body and wooden neck.
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