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UKIC Takes On Conservation Register
London, 27 July 2000 -- The United Kingdom Institute for Conservation (UKIC)
has taken responsibility for the former MGC Conservation Register and will
operate it in collaboration with the National Council for
Conservation-Restoration. Established in 1988 by the Museums & Galleries
Commission (MGC), the Register is a national database containing details of
over 600 conservation practices throughout the UK. The MGC was replaced by
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries in April 2000.
Neville Mackay, Resource's Chief Executive, commented: "Many have felt that
the Conservation Register belongs with the conservation profession rather
than a government agency. We are delighted therefore that the UKIC, an
established professional body, has agreed to take over the Register and we
know that it will continue to be a valuable source of information."
The new telephone number for the Register is 020 7721 8246. For the
foreseeable future the Register will continue to operate as before. It will
continue to provide a free service to public sector institutions such as
museums, libraries and archives. The public and commercial organisations
can obtain details of five conservators specialising in the required field
for a fee of £5.00.
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For further information please contact Emma Wright, Resource Press Officer,
on 020 7233 4200 or the UKIC office on 020 7721 8721.
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries is a new strategic
agency which will work with museums, libraries and archives across the UK.
Resource's website address is www.resource.gov.uk
<http://www.resource.gov.uk> .
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Sarah Woodward
Communications Assistant
Resource
The Council for Museums Archives and Libraries
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