January 1998: Issue 26
'Can It Go?'
This is a question conservators at the V&A are regularly asked, the context usually being when an object in the collection is requested for an exhibition.
Highlights in this Issue
Ethics in Action - Conservation of King James II's Wedding Suit
In 1995 the Victoria and Albert Museum acquired a suit made for King James II of England to wear at his wedding to Mary of Modena.
The Stein Loan of Textiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum
A brief glimpse into the history of Chinese Central Asia is afforded by a small display case located in the Textile Study Rooms of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
An Anglo-Asian-American Experience
For eight weeks last summer I worked in the conservation laboratory of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and on a collection of outdoor bronzes at Stanford University.
Other Highlights in this Issue
Modern Art: Who Cares? Amsterdam 8-10 September 1997
This symposium was the culmination of the work of the Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art, which investigates the conservation of non-traditional objects.
Consolidating Museum Staff - Training in the Great Outdoors
In mid-October last year four members of Conservation Research embarked on a five-day outdoor development programme in the Brecon Beacons with ten other museum employees.
