SOS! Save our Stuff: How to care for your heirlooms

Are your treasures wrapped in newspaper and stored in the loft? Unsure how to clean family heirlooms and keep them safe?

Join us in this special workshop for NI Science Festival, where you will learn about the science of preventive conservation.

Using items from the museum collections, conservator Vikki McCartney will show participants how to avoid common causes of deterioration and demonstrate techniques for caring for your objects.

Learn about the life cycle of common museum pests, the effects of temperature, relative humidity and light and then roll up your sleeves and take part in some preventive conservation cleaning. Participants are invited to bring in items that they would like advice on.

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