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Antarctic hut conservation

From Nine to Noon 30 January 2015

It's been described as the world's most extreme conservation project. A team of Conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust have completed work on three huts and thousands of artefacts used by antarctic explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.

Conservator Lizzie Meeks and Nigel Watson, the Antarctic Heritage Trust's Executive Director talk to Kathryn Ryan about the project.

Images courtesy NZAHT

Cape Scott's Hut, Evans Photo Alasdair Turner Photography

Conservator Nicola Dunn at Science bench, Cape Evans Photo Alasdair Turner Photography (web)

Conservator Niocla Dunn inspects leg warmers, Scott's Hut, Cape Evans. Photo Alasdair Turner Photography

Conservator Stefanie White conserves jacket from Hut Point Photo nzaht.org (web)

Interior Shackleton's hut, Cape Royds Photo nzaht.org (web)

Programme Manager Al Fastier, skylight repairs, Hut Point Photo nzaht.org (web)

Scott's Discovery Hut Photo Alasdair Turner Photography (web)

Shackleton's Hut, Cape Royds Photo Alasdair Turner Photography (web)

The galley at Cape Evans after artefact conservation Photo nzaht.org (web)

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