Pip Laurenson Joining University College London

MACCH affiliated researcher Pip Laurenson will be joining the History of Art Department at University College London from July 2022 as Professor of Conservation and Director of the new MSc in Conservation of Contemporary Art & Media. Pip has 30 years of experience in the conservation of contemporary art, establishing and leading the pioneering Time-based Media Conservation section at Tate, London from 1996 until 2010. In 2010, she took up her current position as Head of Collection Care Research to develop, lead and support research related to the conservation and management of Tate's collections. Since 2016 she has also held a Special Chair at Maastricht University as Professor of Art Collection and Care.