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Into the light
Nicola Smith, National Museum of Australia
Collections 2009 series, 27 March 2009
Conservator Nicola Smith examines the management of exhibition light levels at the National Museum of Australia. She addresses display periods, object replacement and new non-destructive methods of assessing object degradation from light.
Introduction to the AE Smith collection
Robin Tait, National Museum of Australia
AE Smith Instruments collection, 17 November 2008
The AE Smith string quartet held by the National Museum is outlined by conservator Robin Tait. She also discusses the conservation strategy of display and occasional use for functional museum objects.
Scientific analysis of the Leichhardt plate
David Hallam, National Museum of Australia
Ludwig Leichhardt series, 15 June 2007
Conservator David Hallam outlines the metal and corrosion analysis which helped to authenticate the Leichhardt nameplate. The plate is the only known artefact from Ludwig Leichhardt’s lost 1848 Australian expedition with a corroborated provenance.
Springfield transformed: family collection into national treasure
Carol Cooper, National Museum of Australia
Collections 2006 series, 21 March 2006
The history of the Springfield collection, more than 2000 objects from a major rural property near Sydney, is outlined by registrar Carol Cooper. She explores the remarkable family who cared for it and the Museum’s work to make this collection available.


