Posts by Natalie Brown Behind the scenesIntroduction to conservation for digitisationWednesday 22 February 2023The National Archives digitises over 40,000 records every year. Who prepares them?...Archives and archivistsDegradation of film negatives research: Approaches to treatment and unsolved issuesThursday 9 September 2021Working from home is not the natural habitat of a conservator. Like many in...Archives and archivists‘Dude, where art thine quill?’Thursday 29 July 2021Working in Collection Care, we have a unique view of the documents that come...Archives and archivistsA quick guide to microfading: How, what and why?Saturday 13 March 2021The loans and exhibitions team in our Collection Care department spends a lot of...Archives and archivistsHello British Science Week!Friday 5 March 2021When people think about science, GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) are probably...Records and researchThe makings of manuscripts: More than what’s written on the pageFriday 5 February 2021To celebrate National Storytelling Week 2021 I want to dive into the world of...Archives and archivistsSmoke and mirrors: Revealing the Gunpowder Plot through heritage scienceThursday 5 November 2020When The National Archives’ Collection Care Department purchased a multispectral imaging system last year,...Technology and innovationCollection Care welcomes a new multispectral imaging systemWednesday 26 June 2019This summer, the Collection Care department purchased an innovative multispectral imaging system (MSI). In...