Festooned with Mystery: Wall Paintings at the Banqueting House

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

An investigation into some mysterious mural paintings in the Banqueting House took place this ...

The colourful history of the cornices and corbels | Secrets of a...

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Beatrice Farmer

As conservation work continues on Queen Caroline’s State bed, Conservator Beatrice Farmer describes the ...

Works of art on paper: a few stories behind the images

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Laurie Gibbs

When I give a talk about HRP’s collection of works of art on paper, ...

Up close with the finials | Secrets of a State Bed

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Rosie Chamberlin

Out of the 41 textile components of the state bed, the first to be ...

Renewable energy meets conservation: the Hydro House at Hillsborough

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Historic Royal Palaces

To the very north of the park at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, for the ...

Queen Caroline's bed undergoes conservation | Secrets of a state bed

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Rebecca Bissonnet

As supervisor of the furnishing conservation team at Historic Royal Palaces, I am leading ...

18th-century satire: displaying political cartoons at Kew Palace

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Laurie Gibbs

Preventative Conservator Laurie Gibbs looks after the Works of Art on Paper collections for ...

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, ...