From Russia with Radioactivity: Misidentified Objects and Hazards
A series of surprises leads Katrina to improve the provenance record of a beaded necklace from Russia, and identify a new hazard in the collections at MAA: radioactive uranium glass beads.
10 October 2023
Broken objects whisper their secrets. Are you listening?
What value do broken objects hold? Are they doomed to spend the rest of their days in boxes being ignored? How can we instead use them to enhance our understanding of those objects?
6 June 2023
Looking After a 22nd Dynasty Egyptian Bead Net
A brief insight into the conservation of an impressive 22nd Dynasty Egyptian bead net which was carefully removed from a Perspex board and bead by bead, sewn to a more suitable, acid free backing.
28 March 2023