Adam Savage drops by the National Park Service Museum Conservation Lab to learn from paper conservator Allison Holcomb how to concoct a silicone “leather” patch for filling cracks and losses in old books—because in conservation it’s just as much about how light plays on the repair as the material itself. Along the way we get a wink at the lab’s own drama: their lease was canceled by Doge but has now been extended for another year.
Want to keep this quiet hero of historical preservation alive? Visit a national park, tell your reps you value the NPS museum conservation lab, or donate to the National Park Conservation Association. And of course, you can follow more conservation shenanigans via YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and wherever Tested and Adam Savage hang out.
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