A Lecture By Lynn Campbell, Paper Conservator

A Lecture by Lynn Campbell
“Saving paper collections from destruction – preventive measures for the care of treasured paper items”

Come along and join us at this lecture to gain insights into caring for your private art collection from the renowned Christchurch Paper Conservator Lynn Campbell.
Lynn Campbell obtained a Fine Arts degree and studied for a post graduate qualification in the conservation of paper in the UK. She taught conservation in Zanzibar, East Africa to students from East African countries and worked at the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh before returning to Newcastle upon Tyne to teach conservation. She worked at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery (now Christchurch Art Gallery) for 28 years. Lynn was at the Getty Conservation Institute in 2012 where she undertook research into earthquake preparedness for cultural institutions and took part in a course in China in 2015 (organised by the International Institute of Conservation and the Royal Historic Palaces in Beijing) on new scientific approaches to preventive conservation.

Lynn returned to the UK in 2017 where she undertook research into the conservation of heritage wallpapers. This was generously funded by a Winston Churchill Fellowship. Lynn also travelled to Iceland in 2018 where she gave a paper at the XXI International NKF Congress 26th - 28th of September 2018. Lynn has also spoken on a digital conference in Croatia in March 2021.

Lynn has been co-ordinator of the Canterbury Disaster Salvage Team since 1987 and is now a freelance paper conservator – www.campbellconservation.co.nz