Making the Museum: reconstructing the Hamilton Palace fireplace wall

How do you get more than 3,000 objects ready for display in ten brand new galleries? This is the tale of how our curators and conservators applied stitches to a giant porcelain lion, played jigsaw with a priceless marble fireplace, and uncovered surprising stories along the way. In this episode, Dr Godfrey Evans and conservator Charles Stable take us back in time to visit Hamilton Palace, once Scotland's grandest stately home and biggest treasure trove. Find out more on the National Museums Scotland website: http://www.nms.ac.uk Connect with us: Blog http://blog.nms.ac.uk/ Twitter   / ntlmuseumsscot   Facebook   / nationalmuseumsscotland   Instagram   / nationalmuseumsscotland   PInterest   / ntlmuseumsscot