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Month: July 2014

Conservation and the Science of Light

Posted by sallyanneshearn on 17 July 2014

Written by Catherine Firth, Conservator. The Conservation Department has recently been involved in the installation of two new exhibitions: ‘The Architecture of War Memorials’, which can be found on the third floor of the Raymond Burton Library, and ‘The Pity of War’, which is on display along the ground floor main corridor in the Harry … Continue reading Conservation and the Science of Light

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