This week on Galway City – Your Council, Fergal meets James Reynolds, Conservator, from Galway City Museum.
James works behind the scenes conserving artefacts both on display and in safe storage in the Museum. James discusses the tools of the trade for a conservationist and some of the more interesting conservation challenges he has come across in his career.
James Reynolds graduated from the Museum Studies Program, at Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada, and the Museum Practice and Management Program at Ulster University.
He has 28 years’ experience in the museum sector both nationally and internationally and has served as a board member with the Irish Museums Association.
He worked on museum related projects for the National University of Ireland, Galway, the Computer and Communications Museum, Galway, the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Charleston Lake Provincial Park Museum, Ontario, Canada, Bon Echo Provincial Park Museum, Ontario, Canada, and is currently working with the Galway City Museum. He has also liaises on a regular basis with the Conservation Department at The National Museum of Ireland.
He has also worked on the Haida and Nisga’a repatriation treaty with the Government of Canada.
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