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The organisation for conservators of all disciplines working in and around the Oxford area. New members welcome! To join email [email protected]

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Joined October 2013
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It was so interesting to hear from some of the authors - the book is an incredible achievement all round! Special thanks to @mclees_fiona for travelling to join us for this special event at the @ChantryLibrary 😊
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Don't forget - 🎄Christmas social TONIGHT at the Kings Arms. We will be in the back room from 5pm - hope to see you there (Christmas jumpers optional but very much appreciated 🤩) 🎄❄️🌟
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Don't forget: RBS scholarship applications are due 11/1. Each year we offer 40 scholarships, including those sponsored by @BibSocAmer, T. Kimball Brooker/@CaxtonClub, @ABAA49 Southeast Chapter, @ASECSOffice, & @DCRareBookGroup--to name just a few! rarebookschool.org/admission…
What a fantastic tour last week, hosted by @bodleianlibs Senior Photographer and ARCHiOx Project Lead John Barrett. It was fascinating to learn more about the 3D imaging of collections taking place in collaboration with @FactumFound , and to see some of the results 🤩
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WE'RE BACK!! What a week it's been! Our first in-person events for many many months including tours, a pub social, and of course biscuits
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New episode! 💎 Together with special co-host @WilliamHawkesCS we have a chat about caring for shiny things: from gorgeous gemstones to marvellous minerals! 🪨 Tune in here: thecword.show/2022/10/12/s12… #conservation #podcasts #geology #gemstones #minerals #conservators
What a great turn out! We are looking forward to many more in-person events ahead. Keep an eye on your inbox for our next newsletter with all the details for what's next...🥳
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Teamwork makes the dream work: badger edition. Two badgers pull a third along with a stick, while others excavate and pile earth onto it for removal. From a 13th c. Bestiary (MS. Bodl. 764) #NationalBadgerDay #BadgerDay digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ob…
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📢ARA South East & London Training event📢 'Managing Sensitive Collections' Addressing the challenges of working with sensitive materials. 14 November 10am-3pm Paul Mellon Centre, London. Members free, non-members £10 Link below ⬇️ bit.ly/3ye0IRa
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1 day to go Blast off with IF Oxford starting tomorrow. Don’t delay making your plans to come along …FILTER EVENTS on the Festival website by engagement theme. Try ARTS & CULTURE if-oxford.com/events/?_theme… @Pegatweet @OVADA_Gallery @OxfordPlayhouse @Neon_Dance @MechAnimalCo
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Save the date!! Our annual conference will take place at Trinity College, Cambridge, on Friday 25 November 2022. More details to follow!
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Our 1st in-person event of 2022 will be next Tuesday 11 October at 5pm! We will gather @ChantryLibrary to meet new librarian @MarjorywithaY for a tour of the space & a conservation book sale! Followed by a pub social at the Kings Arms on Parks Rd from 5.30pm. See you there! 🥳
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Feel free to join us for one or both parts!
We have a shiny new website, kindly hosted by @ChantryLibrary, check it out here: chantrylibrary.org/oxford-co…
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Places still available for our tour of the ARCHiOx Project, based at the Bodleian & in partnership with the Factum Foundation. See how 3D scanning is bringing heritage objects to life! 28 September 1-2.30pm, get in touch to book your place!
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***Postponed*** We will be in touch with a new date shortly, apologies for the short notice, see you soon!
It's been a while but we're back! 🥳 Come and join us for our first social at the Kings Arms pub (40 Holywell Street, Oxford) on Thursday 21 July from 5.30pm. It will be great to catch up with old friends and welcome new OCG members. See you there!
It's been a while but we're back! 🥳 Come and join us for our first social at the Kings Arms pub (40 Holywell Street, Oxford) on Thursday 21 July from 5.30pm. It will be great to catch up with old friends and welcome new OCG members. See you there!
Two great opportunities for paper conservators to join the Oxford conservation family with the @bodleianlibs @BodCons team
Hello and welcome to our 2nd job post of the week! This time, we have an exciting opportunity for 2 paper conservators to work on an 18 month project to conserve the correspondence of Mendelssohn. Find the details here: bit.ly/3Kax2It
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