Andrew Megaw
Andrew has been the Head of Conservation at the National Library of Ireland since July 2023. In this role, he leads, directs and manages the Library’s preservation programmes and projects. Prior to this, Andrew has worked as a rare book conservator, since completing an MA in Conservation at Camberwell College of Arts, London in 1997.
From 2004 to June 2023, he worked as Senior Conservator of Books at Trinity College Dublin. In this position, he worked specifically on rare books and bound manuscripts from the Library Collections.
In addition, he annually trained and managed teams of preservation assistants who worked on a variety of projects throughout the Old Library. Since these preservation projects began in 2004, approximately 100,000 Long Room books have been treated.
Andrew frequently provides conservation and preservation advice to artists and members of the public. He provides conservation student supervision and gives training to library staff.
He was a visiting conservator on three occasions at St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, at the invitation of the St. Catherine’s Foundation. His personal area of research is 19th century photographically illustrated books.