Making the Museum: Repairing a 300-year-old Porcelain Lion

#AntiqueRestoration"How do you get more than 3,000 objects ready for display in ten brand new galleries? This is the tale of how our curators and conservators applied stitches to a giant porcelain lion, played jigsaw with a priceless marble fireplace, and uncovered surprising stories along the way.

In this episode, conservator Diana de Bellaigue talks historic repairs, steri-strips and fifty shades of white (paint).
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