Ubbink Book and Paper Conservation

27/09/2025

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So many wonderful books to learn about!

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04/01/2025

Plan your Trip to Kingston for Cabin Fever - the mid-winter antique show that is guaranteed to lift your spirits.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1st, 10 - 5 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2nd, 11 - 4. PORTSMOUTH OLYMPIC HARBOUR, KINGSTON ONTARIO

24/05/2024

https://nature.ca/en/the-rare-book-conservation-project/

The museum’s Rare Book Collection has more than 4,000 titles dating as far back as the 1500s. It includes histories of expeditions, musings on nature, and maps and images. Kyla Ubbink is a professional conservator assessing the condition of each book in the collection so the museum can better pres...

02/05/2024

Come visit my booth and many other exciting vendors at the Ottawa Book Arts Show and Sale on May 25th.

31/03/2024

Looking forward to great discussions at this upcoming symposium at the NY public library. Come check it out, or visit the exhibition "The Awe of Artic", if you are in New York this week.

Tickets for The Arctic Throughout History: Visual and Cultural Conceptions in New York from NYPL. “The Arctic Throughout History: Visual and Cultural Conceptions” is a two-day symposium at The New York Public Library. The symposium will bring together scholars working across the humanities who a

19/01/2023

My latest challenge: Restoring this rather rare and collectible banknote to the greatest extent possible. With the stains reduced, tears repaired and losses infilled, it is ready to be part of a cherished collection again.

07/12/2022

Check out this article by Aly McCabe on local conservation practices.

Two local Ottawa business are making what's old, new again and preserving history and memories, one piece at a time.

19/10/2022

Antique and Vintage Market is on this weekend. Visit the booth to find out what can be done to save and care for your treasures.

Kyla Ubbink, a Book Conservator and Exhibitor with the Ottawa Antique & Vintage Market, shares details on this years show and also tells us a bit about resto...

30/09/2022

Just finished restoring this Charlie Parker LP Album Cover from 1950. The goal was to find a happy balance between brightening and arresting the foxing spots, while still keeping the signs of age and use.