Category: Collection care
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Saving the Two-Headed Lamb
Many in Billericay have grown up having seen Billericay’s famous “Two Headed Lamb” whilst at school and it’s one of our most popular exhibits. Over 120 years old, in 2019 it was sent away to undergo conservation work in Norwich. Experts at the Norwich Castle Museum have returned it to its former glory and is…
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Introducing CaterPi!
A Raspberry Pi environmental monitoring system First of all, what is environmental monitoring? Environmental monitoring is an essential part of caring for our collections. By keeping track of the environment within the museum we can make better decisions about how to care for our objects and if problems do arise it should help us identifying…