Helen Sharp

Conservator

Paper Conservation

Department: Conservation and Scientific Research

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8348
Email: conservation @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Helen trained as a paper conservator at Northumbria University and joined the Western Art on Paper studio at the British Museum in 1991. She works mainly on prints, drawings and watercolours, but also has responsibility for the conservation of photographs. She is the Conservation contact for the Department of Coins and Medals, and Archives.

Current British Museum projects

The examination of black pigments and cellulose degradation in Mary Delany collages

Papyrus succession training

Previous British Museum projects

Conservation of John White watercolours for A New World: England’s first view of America exhibition

Conservation of drawings for the recent exhibition Michelangelo: Closer to the Master

External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies

Accredited member of the Institute of Conservation (ICON)

Publications

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