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Textile Conservation Centre closure protest
The Anna Plowden Trust has funded a number of students to attend courses at Winchester School of Art's Textile Conservation Centre, one of the leading resources in its field in Britain, and indeed in the world....more
Raising the Profile of Conservation
Grants for raising the profile of successful conservation projects were awarded in 2007 to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and in 2006 to the Royal Armouries, Leeds....more
Anna Plowden Prize for research and innovation in conservation
For the fourth time, in 2007 the Trust offered a national prize (£2,500) for successful innovation in conservation. The prize is presented for the best completed programme of research or development aimed at furthering the knowledge and practice of conservation....more