Liz and Phedra are joined by Ayesha Fuentes to discuss working with sacred and religious objects in museum, heritage, and cultural contexts; and Phedra interviews Senior Expert Art Conservator and Restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis on conservation as devotion.

00:22 introductions

01:00 Ayesha’s academic background

05:32 definition of ritual objects

14:10 working with stakeholders

19:00 theology vs. religious studies

25:50 objects in museums

29:24 dissociation

33:08 does Ayesha have a favourite object?

36:27 protecting yourself

39:00 final thoughts

41:10 Phedra Interviews Venizelos Gavrilakis

Dr Ayesha Fuentes

Isaac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

University of Cambridge

[email protected]

https://www.venisstudios.com/about-us/venizelos-g-gavrilakis

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Hosted by Liz Herbert, Phedra Komodromou, and Ayesha Fuentes. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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