Tag: Conservators

Restoring The Birdwood Flag: From Fragments to the Community

April 24, 2026

Restoring The Birdwood Flag: From Fragments to the Community By Dr Amir Moghadam, Special Collections & Archives, University of Newcastle Remembering is not just an activity concerned with the past, but also with the present and future. Questions of how we imagine the future have gained particular urgency in recent times as democracies are in … More Restoring The Birdwood Flag: From Fragments to the Community

Dr Amir Moghadam, University Conservator, Examining Hannan Archive Negatives.

Work officially begins on the massive Hannan Photographic Archive

May 26, 2023

After almost a decade since it arrived into University custody, work has now officially begun on massive Hannan Photographic Archive. The Hannan Archive was donated to the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections in June 2014. It includes over a million photographic materials showcasing Newcastle and the Hunter Region throughout the second half of the twentieth … More Work officially begins on the massive Hannan Photographic Archive