Hello all, I am posting the following on behalf of my colleague, Diego Tamburini. Please get in touch with him at the email below if you have any questions. Thanks! Textiles from the Silk Road in Museum Collections - Scientific Investigations and Conservation Challenges The BM Mellon symposia: a series of symposia in Conservation Science held with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 10 December 2018, The British Museum, London, UK The Department of Scientific Research of the British Museum will host a one-day symposium on 10 December 2018 about the investigation of Asian textiles in museum collections. A particular focus is intended on Chinese textiles, but contributions covering other geographical provenances along the Silk Road are welcome. The symposium will be organised with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and will feature scientific research recently carried out on Dunhuang textiles from the British Museum's collection. The symposium aims to bring together professionals with different expertise in the study of Asian textiles and create discussions about how to approach the investigation, conservation and display of these objects. The workshop will explore different approaches and analytical techniques to the study of weaving, fibres and dyes in Asian textiles. Comparisons between the information that can be obtained with non-invasive and invasive approaches are encouraged. The use of microscopic, spectroscopic and mass spectrometric techniques is in line with the focus of the workshop. The symposium will be conducted in English and will be free of charge, thanks to funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Registration will be needed and details will be available in due course. Due to the limited number of oral presentations that can be fit in one day, a poster session will be organised as well. Further details are present at http://www.bm-mellon-symposia.org/ The symposium is organised by Dr Diego Tamburini, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the British Museum. For further information please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Nicole Rode Organic Artefact Conservator (Textiles / Modern materials) Dept. of Conservation T (UK +44) 020 7323 8252 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> The British Museum Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG britishmuseum.org<http://www.britishmuseum.org/> Please note I work Wednesdays through Fridays. The security classification for this message is: OFFICIAL