via Rebecca Rushfield on Global Conservation Forum AIC & FAIC: for those interested in the history of conservation George Stouts collected papers going back to 1855 have been digitised aaa.si.edu/collections/ge…

Today we are announcing a major breakthrough in the Vesuvius Challenge: we have read the first word from an unopened Herculaneum scroll. The word is "πορφυρας" which means "purple dye" or "cloths of purple." scrollprize.org/firstletters Congratulations to 21yo computer science

The fragment is so mysterious that it shows almost nothing. But "almost" makes a difference. Deep dive into infra red photography thanks to Fitzwilliam Museum #heritage #DH #photography #Science #medieval #camera

New open access publication on "Plastics in peril" edited by Sophie Rowe Fitzwilliam Museum - the challenges of conserving plastic objects in cultural collections, from contemporary sculpture to robots and football boots. repository.cam.ac.uk/collections/b6…

WE ARE HIRING! Fitzwilliam Museum and Hamilton Kerr Institute Cambridge University Senior heritage scientist. Join our interdisciplinary team, develop innovative research and work with our collection, and superb equipment. lnkd.in/eNXDssNE

We are looking for a senior research scientist in #heritagescience #conservationscience to join our wonderful team of #paintingconservation #objectconservation #paperconservation #technicalarthistory at Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge University A great opportunity! lnkd.in/eNXDssNE

Fantastic discovery of #medieval #wallpaintings at ChristCollege Cambridge University During building work. Still many hidden treasures!

JOB ALERT looking for a senior heritage scientist Fitzwilliam Museum to lead our science team, work with our collection, wonderful colleagues, state of the art equipment and across Cambridge University departments, please RT: lnkd.in/erbZ7fKR #heritagescience #conservation

This is amazing. Finding the extremely rare #TyrianPurple #pigment a great story! Community led dig, excellent #Carlisle

Join our team of scientists, conservators and curators ⁦Fitzwilliam Museum⁩. Looking for a #heritagescientist with experience in #MA-XRF and #IRR and other imaging! Research Associate, Scientific Research - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46415/

WE ARE HIRING! Join our team of painting conservators at the Hamilton Kerr Institute #paintingconservation Fitzwilliam Museum fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/about-us/work-…

We've just advertised for a one-year postdoc on our fantabulous #ItalianROSE project Cambridge History. Great opportunity for interdisciplinary Renaissance scholars, and you get to work with Dr Emily Michelson @Discantor87 Federica Gigante and Fitzwilliam Museum jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47454/

Fabulous 2-year postdoc as part of Visualising the unknown project Huygens Instituut - KNAW in Amsterdam with a period Cambridge University Fitzwilliam Museum Tell us what you would like to do using images and objects and more…. #technicalarthistory #historyofscience

As the world gears up for #Paris2024, here's a peek at what it was like 100 years ago, thanks to the @fitzmuseum_uk in Cambridge 👇 Immerse yourself in the 'Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body' exhibition, running until 3 November 2024: fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visi… 📸 Photos from

We re-framed the newly restored Battle of San Romano by Uccello last week. We replaced a 20th century gilded replica with a newly made 15th century style intarsia frame, made from walnut with boxwood inlay.

We always say that heritage is more than the money it contributes but sometimes important to remember it does contribute vast sums of money to the economy, directly and indirectly, as this report shows historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news…

If you’re interested in crafts, practice-based research, printing, history of technology, archaeomerallurgy, imaging… there may be something for you here

An intriguing studio scene by the 19th-century French artist Edme-Adolphe Fontaine was recently acquired by Fitzwilliam Museum. It’s one of the most important paintings to have entered a public collection last month