Highlights in this issue
The inorganics group: a wider perspective
Agnes Holden, Head of Inorganics Group, Conservation Department
The restructuring of the Conservation Department in September 1993 brought together classes of materials that had been historically linked within the Museum, but had geographically been separated.
The training & research group: SIP code
Alan Cummings, Acting Course Director, RCA/V&A Conservation Course and Head of the Training & Research Group, Conservation Department
Conservation research and training are vital and a department in a museum as important as the V&A has a special responsibility to provide an environment in which these activities can flourish.
The paper & book group: 'Of making many books there is no end'
Helen Shenton, Head of Paper & Book Group, Conservation Department
The Paper & Book Group serves the needs of a wide range of objects, of different materials and sizes and has undertaken a strategy to meet the competing priorities of accessibility and conservation.
The Organics Group: From the Top down & the Bottom up
Nick Umney, Head of Organics Group, Conservation Department
Bringing together paintings, furniture and textiles, the Organics Group's new structure can help our current efforts to clarify and simplify the programming of work and allocation of resources across the board.