The Royal Warrant Holders Association have awarded the Plowden Medal to Nancy Bell (Head of Collection Care for The National Archives) and Sarah Staniforth (former Museums and Collections Director for the National Trust).
The Royal Warrant Holders Association website lists previous winners of the Plowden Medal, and reasons for their conservation recognition.
The Royal Warrant Holders Association writes:
The Association awards the Plowden Medal annually to recognise the man or woman who has made the most significant recent contribution to the advancement of the conservation profession.
Inaugurated in 1999, the award commemorates the Hon. Anna Plowden CBE, a leading conservator and Grantee of Plowden & Smith, who was President-elect of the Association at the time of her death in 1997.
Presented at the Association’s Annual Luncheon, the Plowden Medal covers all aspects of conservation, be they practical, theoretical or managerial, and is open to both those working in private practice and those employed by institutions.
