This January, February and March we’re doing a lot of work in the mansion at Greys Court to check and clean the collection. Come to the house to discover conservation techniques, speak to volunteers and find out how we care for the collection.
Deep cleaning
Throughout January and February, the house team will be going room to room, cleaning the house thoroughly to every last cupboard. Whilst they deep clean, one of the rooms may be roped off, but you will be able to see what they are doing and ask them any questions you may have.
Deep cleaning includes ceramic and brass cleaning, checking books for mould, looking for signs of bugs and documenting objects in the inventory. We will be showing you our collection up close, with textiles shown under a microscope so you can see the impact of wear and tear, and learn more about what we do to reduce this impact.