Image Gallery: What's on in the Conservation Lab
Take a look behind the scenes into the Museum's Conservation lab and see what our team of Conservators are working on. From minor treatments to major restoration work, the conservation lab is full of interesting objects and projects. Click the images below to find out more.

Fixing a heritage bird mount
Conservation of a Maori cloak
Consolidating fragile tassles on a Maori cloak
Sheldon cleaning study skins
Michael prepares spears for pest control fumigation
Michael taking down an exhibition
Michael and Melanie secure spears to a support board
XRF Work shop - spectra analysis
XRF Work shop - painting analysis set up
XRF workshop - panting analysis
Measuring oxygen levels for pest treatments
Low oxygen pest treatments
Kristel cleaning feathers
Kristel cleaning feathers with ethanol
Sheldon washing tail feathers
Sheldon restoring feathers
Sheldon restoring a Riflebird
Kate's plant fiber repair
Kate inpainting a tissue repair
Kate repairs plant fiber clothing