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Putting Kew Palace to bed

Putting Kew Palace to bed

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jo Wilson
Putting Kew Palace to Bed Kew Palace welcomes many visitors during spring and summer. It is...
Queen Victoria's petticoat wrapped up!

Queen Victoria’s petticoat wrapped up!

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Jo Wilson
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat has been conserved. It is now...
Kensington Palace Gains a Throne Canopy

Kensington Palace Gains a Throne Canopy

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Historic Royal Palaces
Its doors briefly closed, the Presence Chamber at Kensington Palace has reopened with a throne canopy...
Queen Victoria's petticoat: underwear 'patched'

Queen Victoria’s petticoat: underwear...

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Jo Wilson
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat was wet cleaned. Now the cream...
Cataloguing samples - An Intern's View

Cataloguing samples – An Intern’s View

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Jo Wilson
  How do you catalogue architectural samples and object fragments? That was the question, or rather...
Museum Practice at Historic Royal Palaces - an intern's view

Museum Practice at Historic Royal Palaces –...

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Jo Wilson
Nicole Wortman (left) and Anna Rowe (right) getting to grips with Collections Management at Historic Royal...
Queen Victoria's Petticoat takes a bath

Queen Victoria’s Petticoat takes a bath

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Jo Wilson
In our previous post we learned about the condition of Queen Victoria’s petticoat. Today I want to...
Reigate stone research at the Tower of London

Reigate stone research at the Tower of London

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Jo Wilson
My name is Martin Michette and I am writing my PhD on Reigate Stone at the...
Object of the month - A life without sugar?

Object of the month – A life without sugar?

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Jo Wilson
Historic Royal Palaces’ Collections Management team regularly holds an ‘object of the month’ competition to share...
Queen Victoria's petticoat magnified: conservation begins

Queen Victoria’s petticoat magnified:...

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Jo Wilson
When I heard I was going to lead the project to conserve this petticoat I got...
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