Comments on: Why close the Textile Conservation Centre?

By: The Textile Conservation Centre. A loss to the world « The Heritage Journal

The Textile Conservation Centre. A loss to the world « The Heritage Journal — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:54:42 +0000

[...] to preserve their heritage, the Centre should now be considered so inconsequential. See also – http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2008/03/12/why-close-the-textile-conservation-centre/ Links to Heritage Action [...]

By: Conservation and communication at Past Thinking

Conservation and communication at Past Thinking — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:49:03 +0000

[...] Institutions involved with promoting, undertaking or advising on the conservation of historic environments and artefacts are not great at communicating their work. I often wonder, if they were, whether the tensions between access and preservation could be better ‘managed’ (to use a phrase en vogue) but at the very least, better understood by the wider public, and whether funders and politicians would regard conservation as being a cultural activity of the highest value to society and therefore less willing to withdraw or withold support (see my post on the Textile Conservation Centre’s closure). [...]

By: fleur fulcher

fleur fulcher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:57:25 +0000

hello, i found this site through a google search as i am currently writing about the TCC’s closure as part of my major project at university (i am doing a journalism degree), would you mind if i quoted you in it?
my email address is fleurfulcher@h*** (removed by the editor)

By: Save the Textile Conservation Centre » Why close the Textile Conservation Centre?

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:52:39 +0000

[...] Tehmina Goskar at Past Thinking Conservation has been high in my thoughts recently. Largely through my current work with ICOMOS-UK [...]

By: Vidi « Archaeoastronomy

Vidi « Archaeoastronomy — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:01:28 +0000

[...] Why close the Textile Conservation Centre? at Past Thinking Another HE closure and another petition. It’s depressingly regular. I’ll blog at more length about why this is a loss. [...]