Restoring Hillsborough's Courthouse Clock

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which ...

Preserving our Works on Paper

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

Laurie Gibbs is a preventive conservator at Hampton Court Palace. In this blog post, ...

Queen Victoria's jacket

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Historic Royal Palaces

An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, ...

Weaving, Washing & Mermen: A Tapestry Conservation Intern

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Historic Royal Palaces

My name is Ruby, and I am coming to the end of my year ...

Lord of the Isles Tartan Suit, Object of the Month

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Historic Royal Palaces

September's Object of the Month is the spectacular Lord of the Isles Tartan Suit. ...

Gibbons goes from Hampton Court to Fairfax House - part 2

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Jo Wilson

Volunteering at HCP As a volunteer at Historic Royal Palaces for several years, I was ...

Conserving history: a Victorian child's dress worn for a wedding

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Historic Royal Palaces

A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s ...

Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Jo Wilson

"The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King's Carver” How do you put on ...

Object of the month: maiolica

Posted on February 12, 2018 by davidhrp

The Collections Management team at Historic Royal Palaces runs an 'object of the month' ...