Conservator at work with a microscope

Fiona Cahill

Fiona Cahill is a Conservator at the Royal Armouries Museum based in Leeds.

Biography

Fiona Graduated from De Montfort University with a degree in Conservation and Restoration. After graduation she the worked as a Project Conservator for the National Trust in Liverpool before joining the Conservation Department at the Royal Armouries in 2004.

In 2007 during a sabbatical from the Royal Armouries she worked as a conservator for the Antarctic Heritage Trust in Scott Base, Antarctica, conserving objects from Shackleton’s Terra Nova expedition.

Recent publications:

Starley, D. & Cahill, F. (2007) “Chapter 28. X-radiographic Examination of a Historic Mannequin on Display in Edinburgh Castle.” In: O’Connor, S and Brooks, M., (ed), X-radiography of Textiles, Dress and Related Objects Elsevier, Oxford 319-324

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