Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 October 2006. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 24 October 2006 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.

Medal Collection

Question: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what experience in the mounting and displaying of medal collections (a) the individuals who remounted the House of Commons medal collection and (b) the consulted experts had.

Answer: A wide range of specialist museum expertise was brought together by the Curatorial Office for this project. The cleaning and conservation of the medals was carried out by Rupert Harris Conservation, who specialise in metalwork conservation; the graphic design was carried out by Hyperkit; the new hanging system for the medals was designed, fabricated and installed by the Whitewall Company, who specialise in exhibition design and installation for the museum sector. Finally the research and documentation and compilation of text information was undertaken by Andrew Hanham, formerly of the History of Parliament Trust, and an expert in medals.

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