Archaeology Group: Conservation of a Bronze Age Trevisker Urn

Kate Berlewen

Conservator, Researcher and Project Manager

Kate graduated from UCL Institute of Archaeology in 2021 with an MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums and an MA in Principles of Conservation. She has since been working as a conservator with museum collections, post-excavation archaeology, and archaeological archives. She has a research interest in archaeological ceramic analysis and is currently undertaking an Historic England funded research project to design a fabric type series for medieval and post-medieval pottery in Devon and Cornwall, and is also Project Conservator for the National Trust at A la Ronde, Devon. Kate undertook her MSc internship at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), Exeter, where she also subsequently worked as a project conservator.

Mathilde Van Dalen

Mathilde Van Dalen is currently a postgraduate at the ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels (Belgium) where she completed her bachelor’s degree in conservation-restoration of ceramic and glass objects. She worked with freelance conservators-restorers in Belgium from 2020 to 2021 and completed a placement at the RAMM in 2022 where she was able to work on a wide variety of projects. She has a special interest in archaeological ceramics.

Sarah Klopf ACR

Sarah is senior conservator at the RAMM working on a wide variety of materials including archaeological and ethnographic objects and natural history specimens . She is responsible for collections care and supports the museum’s busy schedule of exhibitions and loans. She also provides conservation services for external clients, such as commercial excavation companies. She graduated in 2011 from the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, in the conservation of archaeological objects and decorative arts. She briefly worked as an archaeological conservator for the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg in Germany before starting her current role at RAMM in 2013.