Archive

Conservation of a Korean Court Official’s hat

This unusually shaped hat was conserved for display in the Exploring East Asia gallery, which opened at the National Museum…

• By Irene Kirkwood
• 16th September 2019

Bringing the ancient sharks of Wardie Bay back to life

The rocks of Wardie beach hide the remains of animals that lived 335 million years ago. The fossils of bony…

• By Dr Stig Walsh
• 13th September 2019

Fieldwork in the Dominican Republic part 2: fungus gnats

• By Dr Vladimir Blagoderov
• 13th September 2019

Fieldwork in the Dominican Republic part 1: amazing amber

• By Andrew Ross
• 13th September 2019

Life with a microscope in the 21st century

• By Joan Bingley
• 7th September 2019

Museum bagging

• By Sue Beardmore
• 6th September 2019

Conserving four objects from the Dan Klein & Alan J Poole Private Collection of Modern Glass

• By Amreet Kular
• 3rd September 2019

Chasing the carnyx, from Scotland to the Sahara

• By Dr Fraser Hunter
• 1st September 2019

Learning the language of metal: working with Simone ten Hompel

• By Sarah Rothwell
• 31st August 2019

The Postal Microscopical Society

• By Mike Samworth
• 29th August 2019

The Eglinton tournament

• By Julie Holder
• 28th August 2019

Researching the first archaeologist in Egypt

• By Dr Margaret Maitland
• 27th August 2019

James Watt 2019: a double anniversary

• By Ellie Swinbank
• 25th August 2019

My student placement at National Museums Scotland

• By Emily Raup
• 22nd August 2019

Women’s Identity, Textiles and Heritage: Coastal Style in Mozambique (WITH Coastal Style)

• By Dr Sarah Worden
• 21st August 2019

The most controversial lemon-squeezer in history?

• By Emily Raup
• 14th August 2019

Old Norse whalers

• By Dr Andrew Kitchener
• 11th August 2019

Holy buckets! Insular identities in the Viking age

• By Dr Adrián Maldonado
• 9th August 2019