The Dress and Textile Specialists (DATS) and the Plastics Subject Specialist (PSSN) networks have been jointly awarded a grant of £14,500 from Art Fund’s Network grants scheme.

This significant grant will be used to further research into a significant but neglected subject area: garments made from synthetic materials such as viscose, Terylene and Lycra. The joint DATS and PSSN project will run from 2020 to April 2022 and aims to promote best practice and equip museum staff with the confidence and skills to handle state-of-the-art curatorial care for synthetic garment collections.

For further information about the project see: https://aub.ac.uk/latest/aub-experts-awarded-funding-to-protect-synthetic-garments-in-uk- museum-collections