> >* What conservation exhibitions have been done in recent years?

You might also want to check the special exhibition 'Braving the
Elements' currently on dispaly at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.
This is about conserving plant-fibre clothing. There is some
information on their web site:

http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/temp.exhibitions/Exhibitions.html


Maria Economou

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