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.

This spring term, the metals conservation students were given a whole suit of armour to clean, conserve and rebuild.

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.

In this blog post, MA Conservation Studies student Elizabeth investigates what lies beneath the surface of a 16th Century Miaolica Dish from The Russell-Cotes Museum.

A blog post by MA Conservation Studies student JC, who specialises in Clocks, on the recent conservation of a chronometer escape wheel from an 1830s English Carriage Clock.

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. 

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.

Conservation Studies students recently made exciting discoveries while working on previously uncatalogued material found in West Dean’s gardens and workshops. 

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