May Berkouwer ACR

  • 2007 – onwards:  Studio at The Stour Valley Business Centre, Sudbury.
  • 1996-2007:  Studio at the South Suffolk Business Centre, Sudbury.
  • 1992–1996:  Based in London, mainly contract work, on site and consultancy.
  • 1992- onwards:  Freelance textile conservator and consultant.
  • 1989-1992:  Textile Conservator, Textile Conservation Studio, London.
  • 1988 & 89:  Consultant for the Regional Project for Cultural Heritage and Development UNDP/UNESCO, Lima Peru.
  • 1987:  Two-month internship, Textile Conservation Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
  • 1984-1988:  Assistant Textile Conservator, in the Levy Textile Workroom of the National Trust, High Wycombe.
  • Internships in the Netherlands at: Stichting Antiek Textiel, Keizersgracht 1, Amsterdam; Museum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Centraal Laboratorium, Amsterdam; Historisch Museum, Rotterdam and the Menkemaborg, Groningen.
  • 1980-1984:  Opleiding Restauratoren (State School for Conservation), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • 1999:  Professional Accreditation with PACR ICON (formerly, UKIC).
  • 2000 onwards: Assessor for the Accreditation Scheme within PACR ICON.
  • Professional memberships:  ICON, Institute of Conservation; International Council of Museums.