We talk about all sorts of things from the perspective of conservation professionals, from museum trends and new technology to the big issues like pay and staying safe at work. In some museums conservation can be a bit of a naughty word but we think it ought to be celebrated!
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We talk about all sorts of things from the perspective of conservation professionals, from museum trends and new technology to the big issues like pay and staying safe at work. In some museums conservation can be a bit of a naughty word but we think it ought to be celebrated!
Liz and Solange are joined by Mary Lewis, head of craft sustainability at Heritage Crafts. Where does conservation and craft overlap? Let’s talk it out! Also tune in for a book review from Jenny.
00:24 Sponsorship news, hooray!
01:57 Meet Mary
05:53 Kindling crafts and their benefits
07:44 Intangible cultural heritage and the fetishisation of objects
11:45 Endangered crafts
17:19 Being human and using your hands
24:40 Overlap between making and repairing or maintaining
30:32 Woes of making a living
35:42 Shortages in conservation and crafts
42:58 What’s the next big craft trend?
48:44 Review: Conservation of Plaster Casts
Show Notes:
- BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
- Heritage Crafts: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/
- A little about Mary: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/staff/mary-lewis/
- Ratification of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/united-kingdom-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-ratifies-2003-convention-safeguarding-intangible
- The Red List of Endangered Crafts: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/skills/redlist/
- List of Living National Treasures of Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Living_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(crafts)
- Stone carving podcast mentioned by Solange: https://sites.libsyn.com/442152
- Conservation of Plaster Casts: https://archetype.co.uk/our-titles/conservation-of-plaster-casts/?id=436
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Hosted by Solange Masher, Liz Hébert, and Mary Lewis.
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The C Word (M4A Feed)
We talk about all sorts of things from the perspective of conservation professionals, from museum trends and new technology to the big issues like pay and staying safe at work. In some museums conservation can be a bit of a naughty word but we think it ought to be celebrated!
