Conservation
A House In The Making
After 162 years of being continuously occupied 62 Gloucester Street was opened to the public for the first time in 2006
Conservation
A herculean task: clearing the woolshed
The first stage of a major conservation project at Rouse Hill Estate involved removing thousands of objects accumulated over 150 years of the property’s occupation
A lighter shade of Drab
In this video, as specialist painter Adam John Christian Seur goes about his work, curator Gary Crockett explains the origin of drab
Conservation
A strong and simple structure: conserving the woolshed
The second phase of a major conservation project on the woolshed at Rouse Hill Estate has seen the rustic 160-year-old structure strengthened and stabilised
Absconding with the silver
Why we recreated the butler's pantry at Vaucluse House along with a fascinating tale of 'light fingered' servants
An unassuming instrument
By delving into an old harmonium at Rouse Hill House & Farm we hope to learn when it came into the house, who played it, and how we can best look after it
Archives behind the scenes - unboxing a glass plate negative
In this episode we visit the Conservation Lab where Elizabeth shows us how to unbox glass plate negatives - very gently!
Barcoding our collection
During the 2021 COVID lockdown, a team was busy working behind the scenes to implement technology that will improve how we manage our collections and make them more discoverable for our audiences
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Conservation in action: Elizabeth Bay House external joinery work
Museums of History NSW is undertaking external joinery conservation works to the front facade thanks to the funds generously donated by our supporters during the 2022 Annual Appeal