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April 16, 2024
Volunteering Virtually with Conservation TAGS: Arabic calligraphy | Persian calligraphy | Ragamala | volunteer | X-ray Fluorescence | XRF A new year and a new blog from the conservation studio! Our first blog of the month comes from Stephanie Graban, an undergraduate student from the University of Edinburgh currently …Continue reading →
Conservation Student- Claire Hutchison TAGS: copper plate charter | highlands to hindustan | student placement | volunteer In this week’s blog, Claire, our first placement student of the summer describes her experience of working with us… My name is Claire and I am a conservation student from …Continue reading →
Volunteer Voice – Laura Keizer TAGS: paper conservation | volunteer In this week’s blog, we interview a conservation volunteer to find out what they do in the studio and the benefits of volunteering…. 1.What is your name? Laura Keizer 2. …Continue reading →
Archival Provenance Project: a glimpse into the university’s history through some of its oldest manuscripts
My name is Madeleine Reynolds, a fourth year PhD candidate in History of Art....
Rediscovering the Poetry of Louisa Agnes Czarnecki, a 19th-Century Edinburgh Writer and Musician
Today we are publishing a blog by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement...
Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Rehousing Books and Paper Bindings
In the first post of this two part series, our Collection Care Technician, Robyn Rogers,...
The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training...
