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Director, Bainbridge Conservation
Abigail Bainbridge ACR is a book conservator and Director of Bainbridge Conservation. She has taught extensively on the degree programmes at West Dean College, Camberwell College of Art, and City & Guilds of London Art School. She has an MA in Conservation Studies from West Dean College and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Abigail is an Icon accreditation assessor and mentor, sits on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Heritage Science Expert Working Group, and was Treasurer then Chair of the Icon Book & Paper Group for eight years.Book Conservator, University of Aberdeen
Brannah Mackenzie is based in the Glucksman Conservation Centre at the University of Aberdeen, where she has worked as a book conservator for the past 13 years. Following a BA degree in Scottish history, Brannah trained in Conservation Studies, specialising in books, at West Dean College. Building on her trained Brannah worked as conservation intern at Trinity College Dublin.