Facility Visit, November(3)

In the Chemistry Laboratory

　Mr. Yokokawa, Director of the Historical Museum of Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.:
　On November 11, Mr. Yokokawa, Director of the Historical Museum of Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works, visited the Institute in order to view the studio and the laboratories where the lacquered shelf of the Argentina Maru, a piece in the museum’s collection, is going to be restored. Director Yokokawa toured the Conservation Laboratory and Chemistry Laboratory of the Center for Conservation Science and Restoration Techniques and the Restoration Studio of the Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation. The staff members in charge of each section explained the work they do.