The Radcliffe Trust’s most recent grant was used to provide bursaries to three students on the two-year MPhil Textile Conservation programme at the Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research.
One student graduated this year and successfully secured employment at The People’s History Museum, and the other two students are progressing to the second and final year of the MPhil.
None of these three students, would have been able to study textile conservation without The Radcliffe Trust’s generous support. The longer term impact of the Trust’s support can be seen from 15 individuals who have benefitted from the Radcliffe Trust’s support since 1994. The contribution they are making to the profession internationally is continuing today.
The key lesson learned over many years is that, if we are to continue to have highly skilled textile conservators preserving our textile heritage for future generations, securing funding for bursaries will continue to be absolutely vital.