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0101 Handle with care: conserving Beirut's shattered glass

The British Museum Membercast

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How Long Does It Take to Set Pieces Together?

For some of the more the easier objects in that project I've actually put them together in less than two hours. But for the ones that have 150 to 100 fragments that will take much longer and I'll probably have to do it by like groups of fragments and then adhere the groups together. It will probably be done over several days. How satisfying is it once you've done it? So satisfying. Is there a moment that Rick kind of goes from being a pile of fragments to being an actual object again that you can kind of feel as you're doing it? You can see it in your mind it's like seeing through the matrix. The horror on your face was apparent but you know and

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