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‘Conservation up Close: Caring for Japanese Woodblock Prints’ with Mhairi Boyle

3rd Jun 26, 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Location: York Art Gallery
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‘Conservation up Close: Caring for Japanese Woodblock Prints’ with Mhairi Boyle
Wednesday 3 June 2026  |  12 noon – 12.30pm
Included in general admission | Book Tickets

Join Mhairi Boyle, a conservation professional who carried out treatment on 19 woodblock prints in preparation for the Making Waves exhibition, for an insightful talk about the preservation and display of historic works on paper.

Mhairi will highlight selected prints conserved for the exhibition and introduce the traditional Japanese materials and methods employed to conserve them.

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