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Robert Clendon

Robert wearing blue gloves holds a copper knife

Conserving 2,500-year-old objects

Conservator Robert Clendon takes us through the conservation techniques he’s using on some of the international material in our collections – two Greek objects around 2,500 years old, and a 1894 copy of the famous Portland Vase.Read more

2019-04-04
By: Robert Clendon and Te Papa
On: 4 Apr 2019
In: Behind the scenes, History
Bottlenose dolphin

How to clean a dolphin’s teeth

Conservator Robert Clendon is undertaking the bizarre job of cleaning the teeth of a bottlenose dolphin and then gluing the teeth into position so they don’t pop out while on display.Read more

2018-08-29
By: Robert Clendon
On: 29 Aug 2018
In: Behind the scenes, Science

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