Meet a conservator day
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Meet a conservator to ask questions and see conserved objects in our collection.
Take a peek into the working life of a conservator and get top tips on how to care for your treasured objects.
Join our expert conservator, Luisa Duarte ARC, to hear a series of talks outlining Luisa's work conserving items for London Museum's collection and for the Secrets of the Thames exhibition.
Across the day, Luisa will explain her chief considerations when preserving waterlogged items of iron, leather, bone and ivory and give advice tailored to mudlarks' home collections.
Ticket holders will have the opportunity to ask Luisa questions, examine types of storage materials and to exclusively view examples of conserved items from the museum's collection.
In affiliation with ICON Archaeology Group (Institute of Conservation) and CIFA Finds Group (Chartered Institute of Conservation).
Need to know
This event is aimed at mudlarks, hobbyists and anyone interested in mudlarking or archaeology.
The content is a summary of our 'how to care for' series held in autumn 2025.
The day will go as follows (note that these timings are approximate):
- 11.15am – 12.15pm: Presentation on caring for waterlogged iron objects
- 12.15–12.30pm: Questions
- 12.30–1.15pm: Examining materials for packing and long-term storage of iron objects
- 1.15–2.15pm: Lunch break
- 2.15–3pm: Presentation on caring for waterlogged archaeological leather
- 3–3.15pm: Questions
- 3.15–4pm: Presentation on caring for ivory and bone
- 4–4.15pm: Questions
The museum cafe will be open and there are a number of shops and restaurants nearby. Packed lunches can also be eaten in our designated space, so please ask a member of staff to help you find it.
If you've attended one of the below talks, you can buy a 'previous attendee' ticket for the day at a reduced price:
- how to care for your iron objects
- how to care for your ivory & bone objects
- how to care for your leather objects
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