IWM Duxford Presents "Big Stuff 2010" Conference (6 Oct 2010)

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Big Stuff 2010
Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 October 2010

A conference for large object conservators

Imperial War Museum Duxford is delighted to be hosting Big Stuff 2010, a conference for large object conservators.

The conference boasts an international panel of speakers from as far afield as Australia, Canada, America and Europe, discussing objects ranging from plesiosaur specimens at the Natural History Museum to industrial sites in Germany.

The sessions will be held in the Marshall Auditorium within AirSpace at Imperial War Museum Duxford and are timed to allow delegates ample opportunity to view the exhibitions. Morning and afternoon refreshments and lunch are included in the registration fee.

On Saturday 9 October, onboard HMS Belfast, National Historic Ships will be launching its latest publication, Conserving Historic Vessels, volume three in the Understanding Historic Vessels series.

Holiday Inn Express have kindly offered their new hotel at Whittlesford Parkway station to be the conference hotel and have offered a discount to all delegates. The hotel location provides easy access to Cambridge and is on the mainline rail route out of London Liverpool Street. Transport to and from Duxford will also be provided. Email rossferguson@chardonmanagement.com or call 00 44 (0) 7877 668656

There will also be transport to and from Cambridge city centre every morning and evening for those choosing to stay in central Cambridge. If you require this service please contact Chris Knapp or Jackie Walker for more information.

For those wishing to drive there is ample free parking available.

Suppliers of conservation materials who would like to have a trade stand at the conference or conservators that would like to share a recent project with colleagues should contact Chris Knapp cknapp@iwm.org.uk or Jackie Walker jwalker@iwm.org.uk

A full conference programme and booking details can be found on the IWM website. www.iwm.org.uk or email the box office at advancebookings@iwm.org.uk

Delegate fees:

£65.00 per day

£185.00 for three days

HMS Belfast field trip £60.00

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