Nicole Rode

Conservator of Organic Artefacts
Conservation of organic artefacts Department: Conservation and Scientific Research

 

Nicole’s first degree was Textile Art from the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada, where she interned and volunteered between 1999-2001 in the Conservation Department of the Textile Museum of Canada. She then completed the MA in Textile Conservation at the Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton, Winchester, and joined the British Museum’s Organic Artefacts section.

Specialising in the conservation of textiles, she has a particular interest in textile technology, beadwork, and modern materials. She is also developing skills in the wider range of organic materials.

Since 2004 Nicole has given an annual lecture introducing textile conservation to students on the London Metropolitan University Restoration and Conservation Course. She also organises events for, and edits the web page of, the Institute of Conservation (ICON) Textile Group.

Contact

conservation@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7323 8087

Current projects

  • The conservation of set of deteriorated polyurethane foam roses belonging to a Bulgarian mask.

  • The conservation of a North American beaded woollen bandolier bag

  • An investigation into different methods of controlling dye bleeding during the wet cleaning of textiles

  • Investigation of laser cleaning for textiles

Previous projects

  • Treatment of Egyptian faience bead net

Membership of professional bodies

  • Member of the Institute of Conservation (ICON) Textile Group Committee.

Recent publications

N. Rode, ‘Investigating the whitening effect on painted banners’ with C. Rogerson and P. Wyeth, poster contribution to the AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies First Annual Conference: Scientific analysis of ancient and historic textiles: informing preservation, display and interpretation. 13-15 July, 2004 (unpublished)

 
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