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• The Gunda-low-down: Using Science to Examine River Boats

  • Conservation
  • Science

  August 3, 2023

  The discovery of a river boat in 1990 spurred a period of research into the Shenandoah Valley’s elusive single use boat, but 30 years later we find ourselves questioning the boat's identity… with Science!

  

• Water in things, things in water: How to deal with waterlogged wood

  • Collections
  • Conservation
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Science

  July 31, 2023

  Join Ariel, one of our summer interns, as she explains what happens to wood when it has been sitting underwater or in the ground for years and how they are stabilized to preserve for future generations.

  

• The documentation, cleaning, and relocation of a 300 year-old ship in pieces

  • Collections
  • Conservation
  • Cultural Heritage

  July 27, 2023

  Ships? Princesses? Dental Picks? Conservation has a lot going on this summer with the documentation, cleaning, and relocation of over 300 ship timbers for future research and treatment.

  

• Adventures in outdoor bronze: Conserving Leifr Eiriksson’s statue

  • Art
  • Collections
  • Conservation
  • Mariners' Park

  July 12, 2023

  Have you noticed our Conservation crew treating the Leifr Eiriksson statue this summer? Work is now complete, so read along with us as we share how we cleaned and recoated him!

  

• Around the World in Ten Watercraft

  • Collections
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Recreation

  July 6, 2023

  Take a tour of the International Small Craft Center with Jules, one of our summer Conservation interns, as she explores some of her favorite vessels and their stories!

  

• Big Bad Sulfur: Using Science to Find a Preventative Treatment

  • Collections
  • Conservation
  • Science

  June 21, 2023

  By building on existing research and conducting new experiments, the team aims to find a way to extract sulfur from waterlogged archaeological wood to prevent future damage.

  

• Every good ship captain deserves an attractive octant!

  • Collections

  June 13, 2023

  Extensive research rediscovers history of Dutch ownership for a decorative English octant in the Museum’s Peter Ifland Collection.

  

• Dry ice blasting in the tank farm!

  • Conservation
  • Science
  • USS Monitor

  June 8, 2023

  Learn more about what the Monitor Conservation team was up to in the spring, detailing the process we go through when working in the tank farm and treating larger objects!