Conservation event puts spotlight on musuem collection
12:15pm Thursday 13th September 2007 in News By Rob Devey
A CONSERVATION day will lift the lid on how experts care for the Bolton Museum collection.
The free event takes place from 9.30am to 3pm on Saturday at the museum in Le Mans Crescent.
From 9.30am to noon and between 1pm and 3pm demonstrations of conservation techniques will take place with conservator Pierrette Squires.
Visitors are welcome to bring in objects from home and advice will be given on how best to care for them.
Tom Hardwick, curator of egyptology and archaeology will give talks including a slide show on Cartonnage, the Egyptian papier mâché used for mummy cases.
The museum is also looking for ideas on how the egyptology display can be improved and what people would like to see in it.
And from 10.30am to 12.30pm and between 1.30pm and 3.30pm there will be a hands-on 'colour matching' activity for all the family.
