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Jane Thompson-Webb ACR

Head of Collection Services and Chair of Care of Collections Group , Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Jane graduated in Archaeological Conservation from Cardiff University in 1993. After a spell as a self-employed object conservator, she moved into Collection Care. In 2001 she became the conservator on the project to re-locate Birmingham’s science and industry collection of 40,000 objects ranging from pen nibs to drop hammers. In 2003 Jane became a Conservator (Preventive) at Birmingham Museums Trust and is now Conservation Team Leader. In this post she is responsible for collection care across Birmingham’s nine sites. She began a programme of training and advice on collection care for museums in the West Midlands under the Renaissance in the Regions scheme and training is still one of the most enjoyable parts of the job. The best bit of the job is IPM and Jane is never happier than when she is staring at insects down a microscope.

She is the co-founder and administrator of the UK-based integrated pest management website, www.whatseatingyourcollection.com and is an accredited member of Icon and chairs its Care of Collections Group.

Meagen Smith ACR

Collection Care Conservator and Care of Collections Group Member

Meagen is a Collection Care Conservator at Lambeth Palace Library in London, UK.  She develops and delivers book and paper conservation programmes and preservation activities for the archive.  She prepares exhibitions, provides digitisation support and training. She earned a distinction at Camberwell College's Archive Conservation Masters Degree, specialising in books. Meagen’s conservation experience includes freelance and project work at the London Library, UK Parliament Archives, The UK National Archives, and University College London Special Collections. Meagen is contactable at:
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Siobhan Barratt ACR

Regional Conservator and Care of Collections Group member, National Trust

After originally training as a Book and Paper Conservator at Camberwell College of Art, Siobhan has worked as a Regional Conservator for the National Trust working in the London and South East for over 20years.

In this role she supports, guides and trains Collection and House teams on how to care for and conserve their historic collections and interiors appropriately. She supports loans and exhibitions work and promoting conservation and collection care to wider audiences through social media, on site events and publications.

Siobhan is contactable at:

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Luisa Duarte ACR

Archaeological Conservator and Vice Chair of Archaeology Group, London Museum

After graduating from UCL, with an MA and an MSc in conservation in 2010, I worked as an object conservator at the Imperial War Museum and MOLA. Currently, I'm an archaeological conservator at the London Museum. I specialise in the conservation of Roman objects, waterlogged organics and the display of archaeological objects in non-museum environments. I'm interested in sustainability, H&S and disruptive conservation practices. I represent the AG on wider archaeological groups such as the Archaeological Archives Forum and the 21st-Century Challenges for Archaeology Program.

James Harvie

PhD Student and Chair of Emerging Professional Group

James Harvie is the current chair of Icons Emerging Professional Network and a PhD student at the Royal Danish Academy, researching the conservation of waterlogged archaeological wood. After completing his Masters in Conservation at Durham University, he has spent time at Bevaringscenter Fyn, the Mary Rose Trust, and the Western Australian Shipwreck Museum. James has a particular interest in archaeological material from waterlogged environments and working on archaeological excavations