Activity at Storehouse

During your visit you may see and hear activity by staff who look after, conserve, photograph, document, move and install our collections. These activities make displays like this one possible.

You may also come across a range of materials and tools that we use to protect and display objects and make them safe for visitors to access. The box you can see here is made from inert materials (that don’t react with the object or environment) to protect the ‘Sydney Opera House’ hat stored inside it.

Written by: Kate Parsons, Director of Conservation and Collections Care & Access
Published: May 2025

Working Museum

Museum Number
C.102-2012
Title/Description
Red Twisted Form
Artist/Maker
Merete Rasmussen
Location
London
Date
2012
Materials/Techniques
Stoneware
Object information
Museum Number
418-1905
Title/Description
Cauldron
Date
13th century
Object information
Museum Number
C.456-1927
Title/Description
Mirror
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Location
London
Date
early 18th century
Materials/Techniques
Glass
Object information
Museum Number
C.314-1927
Title/Description
Mirror and sconce
Artist/Maker
unknown
Location
England
Date
1700-50
Materials/Techniques
Glass, Bronze, Cutting (glassworking), Wheel-engraving, Silvering
Object information
Museum Number
S.86-1976
Title/Description
Sculpture
Artist/Maker
Troubridge, Una
Location
Great Britain
Date
1912
Materials/Techniques
Plaster
Object information
Museum Number
W.39-1980
Title/Description
Church chair
Artist/Maker
unknown
Location
High Wycombe
Date
1875-1900
Materials/Techniques
Birch, Rush, Turning
Object information
Museum Number
S.560-1980
Title/Description
Theatre costume
Artist/Maker
Humphries, Barry
Location
Australia
Date
1976
Materials/Techniques
Nylon, Net (textile), Lace, Tinsel ribbon, Satin, Straw, Diamanté, Canvas, Rayon, Millinery
Object information