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Metamorfoze visits the conservation studio

Representatives of the Metamorfoze programme visited 2dA's scanning lines, preservation facilities and new conservation studio.

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Visit to 2dA's restoration studio
Conservation and digitisation

Preservation starts before scanning

The visit connected conservation, risk and damage prevention, indoor climate and digital production within one practical route.

The first visit to the new studio

The first visit to our restoration studio has taken place.

Conservation and digitisation in context

We welcomed Alexandra Daniëls, Sascha de Jong, Louise Rahardjo and Tim Cator from the Metamorfoze programme of the KB, the National Library of the Netherlands, for a look behind the scenes. It was an inspiring day that highlighted the connection between conservation and digitisation in preserving heritage, one of 2dA's strengths.

From preservation facility to scanning line

We showed our scanning lines and preservation facilities, including insight into digitisation processes, integrated risk and damage prevention, collection emergency protocols and measurements of indoor climate, air quality and relative humidity. Conservators Margot Terpstra, Cato van Breugel, Esmee Manubulu and Tine Wouters welcomed the group into our brand-new studio and explained the processes between first-line conservation and digitisation.

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