Blogs and Articles

Metals Conservation: 16th century padlock

Posted on 19th July 2024

A blog post by Metals Conservation student, Katherine Hernon-Johnson, recently took part in a project which invloved making a 16th/17th century padlock, artificially corroding the lock and finally practicing conservation by bringing the lock back to it's original state.

  • Student placements 2023 - Where did they go?

    Posted on 31st May 2023

    Each year, students on the MA Conservation Studies programmes undertake a six-week work placement in industry as part of their studies. Here, students across our Ceramics, Furniture and Books specialisms tell us about their placement experiences.

  • Ceramics & Glass

    Teaching glass conservation in Dubrovnik

    Posted on 25th November 2022

    Jasmina Vučković is Subject Tutor on the Ceramics and Related Materials pathway for the MA and Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies programmes. Here, she talks about sharing her knowledge and experience in glass conservation with students in Dubrovnik on a recent trip. 

  • Ask A Conservator Day 2022

    Posted on 15th November 2022

    On Friday 4 November, conservators around the world - including Conservation Students and Tutors from West Dean College of Arts and Conservation - participated in Ask a Conservator day. In case you missed it, we've collated some of our highlights from the day.

  • Metalwork

    A Boss worth Battling for!

    Posted on 19th April 2022

    MA Conservation Studies student Carola, who specialises in Metalwork, considers how best to preserve a heavily corroded shield boss belonging to Worthing Museum.

  • World Book Day 2022: Five books from the library collection

    Posted on 3rd March 2022

    For World Book Day, West Dean College Librarian Teresa has chosen to highlight a selection of books from the library collection that relate to the programmes taught within the School of Conservation across clocks, metals, furniture, ceramics and books specialisms. 

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