The Modern Materials Network have organised an afternoon of fascinating and diverse talks followed by a chance to have a look at and handle the Museum of London plastics handling collection.
In-person at Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle Wharf Rd, London N1
Programme
1:30pm
Arrival and Welcome by MMN
1:45pm
Brenda Keeneghan
Common sense(s) - the identification of plastics in collections by non-analytical methods
2:20pm
Rachel Howie & Katie O’Brien
Imperial War Museum, We all stand together. Conserving the Frogmen at Imperial War Museum Duxford
2:55pm
5-min break
3:00pm
Short Talks
- Nikki Harrison & Erica Read, Natural History Museum
Mystery Mushrooms: Investigation into un-documented mushroom models from the Botany collection at the Natural History Museum, London.
- Alex Owen and Fabiana Portoni, British Museum/Natural History Museum
Staying cool: choosing between fridges and freezers for the storage of cellulose esters
- Natalie Brown, National Archives, title TBC
3.30pm
Isabella Rossi
An Overview of Shrinkproof Wool Treatments
4:00pm
Freya Sackville-West, Jannicke Langfeldt and Abby Moore
Recent improvements to the Museum of London Plastics Handling collection (In person only)
