Jenny MathiassonMar 11

It was such a joy and an honour to be featured in the first ever issue of Inherent Vice, a queer heritage zine aimed at conservators, archivists, and collections care folk.  

I've read every morsel of this publication now and I highly recommend it to any GLAM professional out there. 🌈

Go get yours here: https://thecommonpress.shop/products/inherent-vice-queer-history-is-everyones-history-issue-1

#conservators #QueerHistory #conservation #QueerHeritage #CollectionsCare #preservation #archivists #lgbtq #heritage #history #InherentVice #zine

Jenny MathiassonJan 12
Have you heard? Inherent Vice is a new queer heritage and arts #zine for #conservators, collection carers, and #heritage professionals 🌈📚⁣
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Curated to inspire new ideas, spark conversations,⁣ encourage allyship, inform practice, and foster the development of a queer space within museum and heritage professions
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Issue 1's theme is ‘Queer History is Everyone’s History’
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More info here: https://www.inherentvice.co.uk
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#QueerHeritage⁣
#QueeringConservation⁣ #CollectionsCare
The C Word PodcastJul 4, 2025

Season finale! 🎉

We get a little philosophical in this one: Liz, Solange and Jenny talk about use of #collections and objects, #access and human nature 💭

We'd originally intended for this episode to be a road trip special but due to Life Events (a house move) for one of our team members this'll now be a Patreon bonus episode instead. 🗺️ Thanks for understanding!

Listen here: https://thecword.show/2025/07/03/s16e08-objects-for-use/

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The C Word PodcastJun 12, 2025

New episode! ✨

How do self-employed conservators find clients? 🔎

Jenny, Solange, and Liz share some strategies, while listeners in private practitioners reveal what really works.

One of our most useful episodes ever, we reckon!

Listen here: https://thecword.show/2025/06/11/s16e07-finding-clients/

#TheCWordPodcast #conservation #freelancers #conservators #freelancing #customers #PrivatePractice #selfemployed #clients #SmallBusiness #podcasts

The C Word PodcastMay 30, 2025

New episode! ✨

What's it like leaving university and heading straight into the world of #freelancing and/or private practice? 🎓 Liz, Isabella and Sophie spill the beans!

Listen here: https://thecword.show/2025/05/29/s16e06-early-career-freelancing/

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Jenny MathiassonMay 15, 2025

Yesterday I had great fun giving a masterclass talk on caring for #metals at the #MuseumsAndHeritageShow in London: I tried giving people an idea of what the most common reasons for #corrosion are, and how we can best avoid those and keep our metallic friends happy.

I like bringing props, so here are two beautiful sets of keys: the bundle on the left has been given a protective coating, and the one on the right hasn't. 🔑

#collections #CollectionsCare #museums #heritage #events #conservators

The C Word PodcastMay 14, 2025

New episode! ♻️

Jenny and Solange are joined by Panos Morfis as we figure out #bioplastics: what they are, how we can look after them, and why #conservators should get onboard with #3Dprinting.

Listen here: https://thecword.show/2025/05/14/s16e05-bioplastics/

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S16E05: Bioplastics

C is for: Compostable Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny. 01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay 05:00 What ARE bioplastics? 07:25 Information and identification 14:09 Bringing in the science 17:06 3D printing 25:28 Survey time! 29:46 3D printers in every home 31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation 38:51 A return to making 48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis Show Notes: - S02E05 Modern Materials (our old plastics episode!): https://thecword.show/2017/10/18/s02e05-modern-materials/ - Research overview from Panos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vNefVxMUH2urWH62RSkoMkJ6LrfSxVo/view?usp=sharing - FTIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier-transform_infrared_spectroscopy - Raman spectroscopy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy - Liquid chromatography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography - Panos’ survey: https://forms.office.com/r/XJv81gneMW - Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis: https://www.routledge.com/Experimental-Design-and-Scientific-Data-Analysis/Skipper-Skipper/p/book/9781032501635 Recommended Reading from Panos: - ‘Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics’: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/design-innovation/sustainability-at-christmas - MoDiP projects: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects - A curator’s guide to plastics: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects/curators-guide-plastics Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Solange Masher and Panagiotis (Panos) Morfis. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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Jenny MathiassonMay 9, 2025

It's been roughly a year since I got the keys for my workspace in #Carmarthen and I'm still so chuffed I could make it happen.

It's a sunshine yellow workshop filled with my quirks, happy music, weird podcasts, bespoke tools, and other things I deem essential (like a coffee maker and a napping area).

Shaping your own workspace is magical, y'all.

#conservators #ShowYourWorkspace #FreelanceLife

The C Word PodcastApr 20, 2025

Kloe paid an intergenerational visit to Shibden Hall for our latest episode: here she is with her mother and her baby boy!

If you'd like to hear her visit a place where you can practically smell the wood panelling through your headphones/speakers, listen to our latest episode here: https://thecword.show/2025/04/16/s16e03-local-little-museums/

#museums #TheCWordPodcast #heritage #conservators #podcasts #ShibdenHall

S16E03: Local Little Museums

C is for: Can We Go? Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums! 01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum 09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees 24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum 34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall 44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse Show Notes: - Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum - The Museum of Greek Refugees: https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/sightseeing/museum-greek-refugees/ - Our Lord in the Attic Museum: https://opsolder.nl/en/museum-our-lord-in-the-attic/ - Shibden Hall: https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall - Dylan Thomas Boathouse: https://cofgar.wales/venues/dylan-thomas-boathouse/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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The C Word PodcastApr 19, 2025

Our lovely Solange was on holiday and took a detour to Derwent Pencil Museum with her kids: let's get immersed in the world of #pencils with them, shall we? ✏️

Listen to our latest episode here: https://thecword.show/2025/04/16/s16e03-local-little-museums/

#museums #TheCWordPodcast #podcasts #conservators #derwent

S16E03: Local Little Museums

C is for: Can We Go? Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums! 01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum 09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees 24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum 34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall 44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse Show Notes: - Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum - The Museum of Greek Refugees: https://www.visitkavala.gr/en/sightseeing/museum-greek-refugees/ - Our Lord in the Attic Museum: https://opsolder.nl/en/museum-our-lord-in-the-attic/ - Shibden Hall: https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall - Dylan Thomas Boathouse: https://cofgar.wales/venues/dylan-thomas-boathouse/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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