Charlie Costain: scientist and heritage advocate

In this episode, your hosts, Nathalie Nadeau Mijal and Kelly Johnson, interview Charlie Costain. Charlie started working at CCI in 1984 as a conservation scientist, and then he moved through the ranks to become a manager and a director. He also spent two years working as Director General of CHIN, but we are planning to cover his time at CHIN in a future episode. (Stay tuned!)

Have a look at our corporate video to see the statue of the “Captain” mentioned at the beginning of the episode. You will also see Charlie and a number of current and retired CCI staff members.

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More about CCI-CHIN:

CCI, a Special Operating Agency within the Department of Canadian Heritage, advances and promotes the conservation of Canada's heritage collections through its expertise in conservation science, treatment and preventive conservation. CCI works with heritage institutions and professionals to ensure these heritage collections are preserved and accessible to Canadians now and in the future.

CHIN, a Special Operating Agency within the Department of Canadian Heritage, offers valuable collections management resources to the Canadian museum community and online public access to millions of collections records. CHIN assists Canadian museums in documenting, managing, and sharing information about their collections, which in turn ensures that this information is accessible now and in the future.

Credits:

Thank you to our guest, Charlie Costain.

“CCI and CHIN: In Our Words” is a production of the Canadian Conservation Institute, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Nathalie Nadeau Mijal, Producer and Co-host

Kelly Johnson, Co-host

Pop-Up Podcasting, Production assistance

Music by Lee Rosevere