About this Event

Learn about how scientific understandings of materials are important to preservation of heritage, and how simple science can be applied at home to help achieve inter-generational preservation of family history. Individuals will have an opportunity to ask questions (preferably scheduled in advance, but impromptu also okay, about approach to care of their material. Example of common materials and deterioration will be discussed using the aid of a digital microscope and screen.

About this Event

A recent conservation treatment of a newly discovered Thylacine skin has provided an important opportunity to document the appearance and structure of Thylacine hair. This session will describe the history of the skin (now in the collection of the National Museum of Australia) and using newly recorded SEM and microscopy images, and live microscopy, will engage in a discussion about current research into the shape and properties of Thylacine hair, a topic that is remarkably poorly covered in the literature.

Funds raised from tickets will support further technical research into this topic