This blog post is a brief summary of the conservation carried out on one of the objects in the Coffin Works’ collection. The chair is
Today is Josh’s last shift, working his 100th hour of his work placement. We’ve really enjoyed having Josh on the team, and hope to see
Don’t get me wrong, conservation cleaning is very important, but there’s so much more involved in maintaining a collection than just that. In fact, assuming
These boxes have been left untouched for nearly seven years and rather than feeling like I’m disturbing them, it feels more like I’m
My name is Deborah Magnoler and I’m a conservator, currently working on the Coffin Works’ project. The Newman Brothers’ Coffin Fittings Works in Fleet Street
One of the most common questions people seem to have in relation to Newman Brothers is ‘why did a coffin-furniture manufactory choose the Jewellery Quarter
Along with a handful of other Birmingham Conservation Trust volunteers, trustees and members – including former BCT Director Elizabeth Perkins, who started the project over
One of the first tasks I set myself as Collections and Exhibitions Manager was to start dating some of the collection. After all, if I’m
