Cotton buds and plumber's tape (Arianna Bernucci & Cheryl Lynn)

In this talk we hear from some of the museum's conservators how they repair and maintain the millions of specimens in the collections. Camilla Tham and Alison Shean were joined by conservators Arianna Bernucci and Cheryl Lynn to talk about mummified cats, Archaeopteryx, 1.3 kg of dust from a single specimen and some of the major specimens that will feature in the upcoming 'Whales: Beneath the Surface' exhibition.