Hello! My name is Silvia Da Rocha and I'm a Preventive Conservator at the NMI. As part of #ScienceWeek2020 I'll be sharing some of the sometimes exciting, sometimes mundane things I get up to in a day @scienceirel
Conservators are trained in material sciences & practical techniques to preserve artefacts and artworks. Preventive Conservation is a specialism that looks at the collection as a whole to look at ways to make environments safe for all artefacts #ScienceWeek2020
Now, it's not a competition or anything buuut...this does mean that I *do* get to visit every store and collection and take care of All The Objects - from tiny insects to wooden carriages #ScienceWeek2020 @scienceirel
Now, it's not a competition or anything buuut...this does mean that I *do* get to visit every store and collection and take care of All The Objects - from tiny insects to wooden carriages #ScienceWeek2020 @scienceirel
Now, it's not a competition or anything buuut...this does mean that I *do* get to visit every store and collection and take care of All The Objects - from tiny insects to wooden carriages #ScienceWeek2020 @scienceirel
So follow me today as I wander around the NMI's museums and stores to talk #preventiveconservation #ScienceWeek2020 @scienceirel
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