MA Conservation Studies student Natasha writes about the conservation considerations involved in forming a treatment proposal of a roman coin from Worthing Museum.

MA Conservation Studies student Andrew discusses the progress of a suit of 17th century cuirassier armour he began making in 2021. Now half finished, Andrew reflects on the process to date, his inspiration and what's next for the project.

Artist-Maker Viviana Rossi-Caffell tells us about her experience as Maker In Residence at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.

Foundation Degree Arts - Metalwork student Finn has written a blog post about a unique object from the West Dean Collection, a silver porringer.

This iron casket needed to be treated following an unfortunate incident in water, which caused it to develop a coating of rust. Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies student Carola discusses the condition and treatment of the object in this blog post.

In this blog post, FdA Historic Craft Practices – Metalwork student Andrew Braund talks about the projects he has been pursuing during lockdown; including making a suit of 17th century cuirassier armour.

Zora Sanders takes us through her investigation into a mysterious knife; as she tries to uncover its origins and purpose.

When I began my studies in Metalwork Conservation at West Dean last October, the first object I was given to treat appeared to be a fairly ordinary knife. Which just goes to show that looks can be deceptive....