Julie Bon

Julie Bon, ACR, joined the National Library of Scotland as Head of Collections Care in May 2019. She manages a team of Conservators, Technicians, Preservation Assistants, Registrar, Audit Officer and Interns based across two sites in Edinburgh.

Qualifying with an MA Conservation of Historic Objects from the University of Lincoln in 2004, Julie held a number of project jobs before being appointed as a Regional Conservator for the National Trust for Scotland in 2006. In that role she delivered preventive conservation advice and project management across a number of historic properties and managed a nationwide project to deliver emergency response and salvage plans for over 50 historic sites with collections.

She was accredited though Icon in 2013 and is a Accreditation mentor and assessor. She sits on Icon’s Accreditation Committee representing Conservation Management and Preventive Conservation and is a guest lecturer at the Centre for Textile Conservation at Glasgow University.