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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nGeorge Monger Bsc. MA FMA FIIC ACR<\/strong> is an Accredited Conservator (ACR) by the Institute for Conservation (ICON) with over forty-five years\u2019 experience working with national and local history museums, beginning at the Museum Of Mankind (British Museum) and then at the Museum of East Anglian Life (now Food Museum) before becoming freelance for the last twenty-seven years, specialising in Social and Industrial History, Maritime and Ethnological conservation. He has worked with both traditional and modern materials and is often commissioned to undertake work on unusual and difficult objects. George Monger: Conservation & Museum Services is included on the ICON Conservation Register and is also listed as a consultant to carry out Collection Care Assessments for the AIM\/ICON Pilgrims Trust funded programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rachael Thomas<\/strong> is a museum curator and conservator, based in Inverness, who has worked with collections across the Highlands of Scotland. Most recently this has included time as Assistant Curator at Auchindrain Township in Argyll, and as Project Conservator during Gairloch Museum\u2019s award-winning reinterpretation. Her areas of interest include the material culture of Scotland\u2019s Gypsy\/Travellers, and the interior decorations, fixtures and fittings of Scotland\u2019s vernacular buildings. She is secretary of the Rural Museums Network. @rachaelthomasconservation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lively discussion and information sharing session ensued as we welcomed George Monger ACR to discuss conservation problems facing rural museums across the UK in the December 2022 Rural Voices Seminar. Rural Museums Network members and guests were asked to … Continue reading <\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n