Emma Webb

Specialist mounter

Mounting of Western art on paper

Department: Conservation and Scientific Research

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8296
Email: ewebb @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Emma trained in Conservation and Restoration (BA Hons) at the University of Lincoln before joining the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2005. In 2006 she joined the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the British Museum as a conservation mounter, working on Western prints and drawings for display, loan and storage. Emma is responsible for receiving national and international loans in the studio.

Current British Museum projects

Mounting objects for forthcoming exhibitions on Modern Australian prints and drawings in 2011 and Italian Quattrocento drawings in 2010.

Previous British Museum projects

Mounting of prints and drawings for:  Recent Aquisitions;  The American Scene;  British Sculptors' Drawings;  The Intimate Portrait;  Revolution on Paper

Mounting of triptychs for 'Kuniyoshi' at The Royal Academy.

External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

 

Publications