Lucy Welsh
Associate Director – Victorian Archaeology and Conservation
“I like to think of conservators as doctors, but for things instead of people. I get to study and diagnose an object, assess its history, its significance, where it has been stored, and formulate a treatment plan to get it to a stable and healthy state.”
Lucy has over twelve years’ experience working in cultural heritage in Victoria and New South Wales. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography, Environmental Science and Australian Archaeology from Monash University and a Masters of Cultural Materials Conservation from The University of Melbourne. She graduated her Masters with first class honours and an impressive portfolio of work, including digital reconstruction of at-risk objects and valuable relationships built from collaborative rock-art conservation. Lucy spent 5 years working for First Peoples-State Relations as a CHMP evaluator and has a thorough understanding of the regulatory frameworks required for CHMP assessment and approval.
Having worked across both the public and private sector of cultural heritage management, Lucy has a breadth of experience in project management, senior leadership, stakeholder engagement, Traditional Owner consultation, collections management, conservation and a detailed understanding of Victorian Heritage Legislation. Lucy is a member of the Australian Institute of Cultural Materials Conservation (AICCM) and the Association for Preservation Technology (APT Australasian Chapter) and has had her research on the conservation of rock-art at Gariwerd published in the AICCM journal. Lucy will be providing senior oversight of the project, including client and RAP liaison and Quality assurance review.