Caring for Collections: Preparing for the Rylands’ New Galleries
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
By Elizabeth Gow, Special Collections Manuscript Curator and Archivist. The Rylands Reflects series explores the history of the John RylandsContinue Reading
The Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups. This is the second post of an ongoing series.
Today’s Curious Find once again comes from our regular reader Michael Gilligan. Mr Gilligan is studying the history of science,Continue Reading
The Collection Care department in The John Rylands Library has the main purpose of looking after the preservation and conservationContinue Reading
Welcome to the John Rylands Library’s Special Collection blog. With fabulous collections and lots of exciting things going on, weContinue Reading



