Anna Plowden Trust News

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

Conservation Awards 2007

The Conservation Awards, the UK's premier awards in the conservation field, have been launched for 2007. The Awards will be presented at the British Museum in September 2007. ...more

Jane McAusland joins the Board

Jane McAusland has joined the Board as a Trustee of the Anna Plowden Trust. Jane is conservator of fine art on paper with national and interna ...more

David Leigh becomes a Trustee

David Leigh has joined the Board as a Trustee.David began his career as a conservator and later established the Conservation Unit of the Museums and Galleries Commission. ...more

The 2005 Anna Plowden Trust Award for Research and Innovation in Conservation

The third Anna Plowden Trust award for research and innovation in conservation was made on November 22nd 2005 to Mark Bambrough for the development of new approach to the protection of stained glass. ...more

Trustee Sue Palmer awarded OBE

Congratulations to Sue Palmer who was awarded an OBE in June 2004 in recognition of her contribution to national heritage. ...more

The 2003 Anna Plowden Award for Research and Innovation in Conservation...

The second Anna Plowden award for research and innovation in conservation was awarded to David Howell, a conservation scientist at the Textile Conservation Studio, Hampton Court Palace, for his automated dust slide analysis programme. ...more

Profile raising grant awarded to Jewish Museum

Kate Colleran and the Jewish Museum in London were the first recipients of an Anna Plowden Trust grant for raising the profile of conservation with the general public. ...more