Taking up an ancient mantle
A look at how conservators restore a textile dating back to 1900 for an exhibition on batik in the region
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Risking poison is not what one expects from a museum job, but health hazards are all in a day's work for museum conservators at the Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC).
Antique clothing and fabrics can be deadly as they are coloured with dyes containing arsenic and other dangerous chemicals.
