Preservation Department, Duke University Libraries

Preservation Week is right around the corner! There are three free webinars on offer that look amazing. Go to the PW website to find out more and to register. 

Preservation Week | Presented by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures – Presented by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures April 26 – May 2, 2026Preservation WeekIs This Thing On? Preserving Memory and Building ArchivesWhy preservation?Preservation Week inspires action to preserve your collections. We believe that memories and treasures should last a lifetime and beyond, and that these physical and digital materials s...

Getting ready for to teach a Girl Scout bookbinding badge

The Cultural Heritage Advocacy and Action Coalition (CHAACo) is up and running. Check it out.

CHAACo Welcome to CHAACo! We are a volunteer organization dedicated to serving the cultural heritage community by gathering, creating, and sharing needed resources that help empower you to act on behalf of yourselves, your institutions, and the cultural heritage you protect and celebrate. Read our mission

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A new color!

If you thought that Tyrian purple (shellfish purple) was rare, this will blow up your mind!

😮We found the rarest dyestuff in the world: Tyrian blue!

This precious painted textile from the Royal Ontario Museum collection, with its blue-dyed fringe, was painted over 3000 years ago in ancient Egypt. It was an offering to the goddess Hathor, a goddess of the sky who was often represented by the colour blue. This blue dye is mentioned in the Bible and has only been identified a handful of times on archaeological textiles.

🌐Check out the publication on the analysis of this dye: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/8/7/257

👉 Follow us to learn more about the analysis process.



Canadian Heritage Canadian Museums Association / Association des musées canadiens Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property

This looks like a lot of fun!

One word: Plastics!