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My Summer Placement Experience

Posted on 29 January 2023 by Zihui Li

Figure1.Sorcha and I took photography for glass. My summer placement is 4 weeks with Phil and my classmates in the Cardiff University conservation lab. I learned many skills and completed […]

From Retail to 18th Century glass: My first object

From Retail to 18th Century glass: My first object

Posted on 18 January 2022 by Courtney Lyons

Are you coming to study MSc Conservation Practice? Are you thinking about changing your career and retraining as an object conservator? Not sure what to expect? Here is a little […]

The End of a Journey: Analysis of the Black Friary Glass

The End of a Journey: Analysis of the Black Friary Glass

Posted on 3 January 2018 by Meredith Sweeney

Following the completion of the physical treatment of the Black Friary stained glass, all thoughts turned to the study and analysis of selected pieces from the collection. I selected a […]

Looking Through the Window Glass

Looking Through the Window Glass

Posted on 8 December 2016 by Meredith Sweeney

Over the past year, there has been a lot of activity centered around the treatment procedure of the Blackfriary medieval window glass. To an outsider, it would look like nothing […]

What happens when 239 boxes of stained glass and lead are brought to conservators? We buy fridges!

What happens when 239 boxes of stained glass and lead are brought to conservators? We buy fridges!

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Meredith Sweeney

What happens when 239 boxes of stained glass and lead are brought to conservators? We buy fridges!   The new fridges When a small car arrived outside Cardiff University’s John […]