Alexandra Baldwin
Conservator
Conservation of metal and ceramic
artefacts
Department: Conservation and Scientific
Research
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8336
Email: conservation @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Duties include conservation of inorganic objects for loan,
exhibition, storage and publication, including the examination,
documentation, survey, and loan assessment of the collections.
Although this work covers all the collection, both historical and
archaeological, Alexandra specializes in the conservation of
archaeological objects and is the Greek and Roman liaison for
metals conservation.
Alexandra graduated with distinction from
University College London in 2002 with a MSc in Conservation for
Archaeology and Museums. Since then she has worked at the British
Museum on a number of short contracts in the Department of
Conservation and Scientific Research and in the Department of Asia,
gaining a permanent contract as an inorganic-material conservator
in 2003.
Current British Museum projects
Conservation of the Greek and Roman lead
collection and research into methods of electrolytic reduction in
the conservation of lead artefacts
On-site and post excavation conservation of
the Chiseldon Iron-Age cauldron hoard
Conservation of Cypriot metalwork from the reserve
collection
Metals project supervisor for the new Medieval Gallery, Room
40
Previous British Museum projects
Conservation of the Greek and
Lycian metal objects in galleries 19 and 20.
Conservation of the statue of a bronze
youth.
Conservation of the Gowland collection of
Kofun period Japanese metalwork
Conservation of metal
artefacts in the Early Medieval Gallery 41
Conservation of the collection of Etruscan
Bucchero vessels
Conservation of Qing period Chinese
porcelain
Conservation of the Montague Guest theatre token collection
External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies
Professionally accredited
conservator-restorer
Member of the Institute of Conservation
(ICON)
Publications
M. Pullan and A. Baldwin, ‘The Evolution of a
Treatment Strategy for an Akali Sikh Turban’, ICOM-CC Triennial
Meeting, Delhi (2008, forthcoming).
C. Korenberg, A.M. Baldwin and P. Pouli,
‘Investigating and optimising the laser cleaning of corroded iron’,
LACONA VII (2008, forthcoming).
C. Korenberg, A.M. Baldwin and P. Pouli,
'Investigating the laser cleaning of archaeological copper alloys
using different laser systems’, LACONA VII (2008,
forthcoming).
C. Korenberg and A. Baldwin, ‘Laser cleaning tests on
archaeological copper alloy using an Nd:YAG laser’ Laser
Chemistry Vol. 2006. Article ID 75831,7P. (2006)
A. Baldwin, ‘The case of the writing tablets
from Nimrud’,Conservation News 78, (May 2002)