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Women conserving artworks
Two women from Norway and Venezuela talk about preserving the past for future generations.
Kim Chakanetsa meets two women looking after remarkable historical objects and artworks.
Kristiane Straetkvern is a Norwegian conservator with the National Museum of Denmark. She鈥檚 specialised in the preservation of waterlogged archaeological wooden objects and has worked on one of the world's largest Viking shipwrecks.
Susana Fajardo from Venezuela is a Senior Textile conservator at the V&A Museum in London. She originally trained in tapestry weaving and has worked across many forms of textiles, including theatre costumes, marionettes, carpets and leather armour.
