Introduction

From pests to pigments to plastics, chemistry is at work in the conservation labs of all the world's museums. This event will demonstrate how chemistry is applied in the conservation and preservation of objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Plastics: Where are they found in our collections? How do they degrade? What are the different properties of plastic materials? Does one plastic smell differently to another? How many plastics are used in the manufacture of an iPhone?
Pests: What is eating our objects? help with hands on bug and pest identification. Pigments: What is used to make pigments and dyes? How we measure colour?

Sponsorship & supporting organisations

We would like to thank the Mayor of London and the Department for Education for their funding of this event through the London Schools Excellence Fund

Venue

The Chemistry Centre

The Chemistry Centre, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Organised by

Jointly organised with the V&A

Contact information

Chrissie Maitland
Royal Society of Chemistry
United Kingdom
0207 4403367
Contact us by email

---