Conservator specializing in Natural History Collections

Head of Conservation Unit at the Natural History Museum of Denmark

Accredited by the UK Institute for Conservation

Conservator of Life Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (2012-2019)

Trustee for the Natural Science Collections Association (NatSCA) 

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Bethany Palumbo ACR is Head of Conservation Unit at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and is highly specialized in the conservation of Natural History collection types, foremost bone material and taxidermy. Previous to this, she was the Conservator of Life Collections at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) from 2012-2019. She is accredited by the UK Institute for Conservation and has over a decade of conservation experience in the international museum field. Bethany has a BA (2010) and MA (2013) in conservation studies from the University of Lincoln, UK and is a Trustee for the Natural Science Collections Association (NatSCA).