Heather Bleechmore

As Branch Manager, Collection Care and Conservation at the Australian Museum, Heather manages the preservation and conservation of the Museum's extensive and diverse cultural, scientific, and archival collections of over 21 million items. Heather leads a specialised team with responsibilities that focus on maintaining best practice in collection care and implementing preservation strategies across all AM collections. Heather has developed expertise in preventive and interventive conservation, including  Integrated Pest Management, collection environment solutions and conservation project management. As a Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation and Vice President of the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials, Heather maintains leadership roles in professional networks to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration.

• Bachelor of Applied science (conservation of Cultural Materials)
• Advanced Diploma in Visual Art