This time of year affords many opportunities for reflection. For staff it is time to consider the academic year past, both in a practical way through the revision of handbooks and development of teaching material, and in a more holistic way taking stock of the many highlights and successes of the year. For students it… Continue reading
8 May 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Karen Finch OBE, the Founder of the Textile Conservation Centre, the predecessor of our Centre at the University of Glasgow. Karen’s legacy is enormous. As Jane Bridgeman wrote at the time of her death in 2018, “It is no exaggeration to say that… Continue reading
by Clare Meredith, Textile Conservation Foundation. What a pleasure to be asked to present the 2018 Karen Finch Prize to not just one CTC graduating student, but two. The Prize this year being shared between two students judged equally deserving: Laura Garcia Vedrenne and Megan Creamer. The setting for this happy occasion was Room 512… Continue reading
by Frances Lennard, Senior Lecturer in Textile Conservation. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) by Karen Finch OBE – an excellent opportunity to reflect on four decades of textile conservation education in the UK. Karen was a pioneering textile conservator. After working at the V&A she established… Continue reading
