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  1. Location, Relationships & Practice: The Con/servare Melbourne Forum 2019

    In October 2019 the Grimwade Centre hosted a forum run by Con/servare, an international network for researchers and practitioners in the fields of conservation, material culture …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/01/21/location-relationships-practice

  2. How to Care for and Recover Personal Items after Bushfire

    The devastation wrought by the Australian bushfires has been immense and, as the fires continue to burn, the final loss won’t be known for many months. …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/01/08/how-to-care-for-and-recover-personal-items-after-bushfire

  3. Three Months at the Rijksmuseum

    Grimwade Centre student Laura Daenke is currently completing an internship in the Paper and Photo Department at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Here she talks to Isabella …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/11/22/three-months-at-the-rijksmuseum

  4. The Woman Who Stitched Her Way into Art History

    Known for her bold and bright work, artist Mirka Mora was a trailblazer for women artists in the 1970s, bringing ‘feminine techniques’ to the forefront of …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/10/14/the-woman-who-stitched-her-way-into-art-history

  5. Conserving Australia’s Cultural Record

    At the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, Western disciplines like chemistry, physics, art history and archaeology help us to analyse, understand, preserve and restore Australia’s …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/09/26/conserving-australias-cultural-record

  6. Conservators at Work on Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel Project

    Emma Hayles, one of our recent graduates, is now working as an archaeological conservator, looking after items uncovered during the Metro Tunnel Project excavations. After doing …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/08/09/conservators-at-work

  7. Time-based Media Conservation: Masterclass with Patricia Falcão from Tate

    What happens when an artwork is produced using technologies that later become obsolete? What special skills are needed by conservators working with old media? Tate conservator …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/06/18/time-based-media-conservation

  8. Partnering with Regional Museums and Galleries: Grimwade Graduates in Bathurst

    Graduate students from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation have been helping the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) to do the difficult but crucial work involved in reorganising their collection.

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/05/30/grimwade-graduates-in-bathurst

  9. Reconstructing Knowledge: Sadra Zekrgoo’s Persian Ink PhD Project

    In 2018 Sadra completed a PhD at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation. He talked to Georgia Garvey-Hawke from the SHAPS Engagement team about how his passion for conservation has taken him around the world…

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/02/15/reconstructing-knowledge-sadra-zekrgoos-persian-ink-phd-project

  10. Mahmoud Mohammed

    ‘Changes in the Chemical Composition of Archaeological Wood Caused by Exposure to Different Environments and Its Relation with the Other Properties’ (PhD in cultural materials & …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2016/11/01/mahmoud-mohammed

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