Collections Services
Behind the scenes
Discover how we manage and care for our collections.
Find out more about featured objects from our collection; what we did with them, the secrets they reveal and the stories they tell.
The journey of a yellow mantua
How do you manoeuvre, pack and transport a 2-metre-wide dress fit for a royal occasion?
Conserving a Blaschka model
How do conservators undertake the delicate tasks, such as mending a broken glass object?
Working on the Turkey Red archive
Student Emily Shepherd worked on a pattern book sheet in our Paper Conservation department.