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NEW ZEALAND CONSERVATORS OF CULTURAL MATERIALs


Sara Gainsford

 

Member profile details

Membership level
Full Member
First name
Sara
Last name
Gainsford
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Regional Group
Auckland
Business address
Cambridge
Occupation
Objects Conservator/ Archaeological Conservator
Specialism/expertise
  • Archaeological Objects and Sites
  • Conservation science and analysis
  • Objects
  • Organics
  • Preventive Conservation
  • Taonga Māori
Available for:
Conservation advice and treatment of objects.
About/bio
Director and Principal Conservator at RedOx Cultural Heritage Services Ltd. Cambridge NZ
E: s.gainsford@redoxchs.nz

Trained in Sweden at Lund, Stockholm and Gothenburg University I have been working within the Cultural Heritage sector since 1999. My main focus has always been to integrate field work with laboratory work/science and to be a part of a collaborative network of colleagues and community.

Specialised in cultural heritage/archaeology – preventive and remedial conservation of objects and sites including waterlogged objects, typology and materials analysis, X-ray documentation and analysis.
Qualifications and/or experience
2019-2020 Conservator - Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum
2018-2019 Archaeologist – Sian Keith Archaeology Ltd.
2011- 2018 Conservator - Studio Vastsvensk Konservering (SVK), Gothenburg, Sweden
2006-2010 Conservator - Kalmar County Museum
2004 Conservator- Swedish National Heritage Board
2003 Conservator- Studio Vastsvensk Konservering
1999-2002 Archaeologist/ artefacts specialist/ objects conservation - Archaeological research laboratory (Stockholm University)
1999 Archaeologist- Various projects in Sweden and Ireland
Relevant training
2018 Master of Science/Art - Conservation of Cultural Property, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Master thesis: Preserving Value, Enabling Continuity - Cultural Heritage Conservation and Co-curation with Indigenous Source Communities in a Contemporary Cultural Context.

2005 Bachelor of Science/Art - Conservation of Cultural Property, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Bachelor thesis: The Gotawreck – A Case Study Concerning The Conservation And Reconstruction of a Waterlogged Marine Archaeological Wood Structure. (In Swedish)

1999 Archaeology with Scientific Analysis (specialised courses). Archaeological Research Laboratory,
Stockholm University, Sweden

1997 Archaeology, Stockholm University, Sweden

1996 Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, Lunds University, Sweden
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