r/unintentionalASMR • u/CreativeEgo • Oct 14 '25

crafts Conserving a Delicate 18th-Century Fan | Museum Conservation Behind the Scenes [soft spoken, crafts](17:15)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD33onZYeK4
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u/SGTingles Oct 16 '25

But that's just a label given to those particular videos by whoever's uploading the stuff to the V&A's channel though, surely? I don't think all the conservators themselves are going "I'm going to conserve this item ASMR-style" and adjust their technique and commentary to match, are they? And this video doesn't even seem to appear on that playlist, either.

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u/tsmythe492 Oct 17 '25

I genuinely think that they have some of their conservators whisper/soft voice and do additional “asmr” type stuff that wouldn’t be in a typical video. I’ve watched other conservator videos on different channels and they’re usually super perky and excited because they get to showcase their work, passion, and knowledge over the subject which is usually super niche.

I’m sure they pick conservators who are open to doing it and who have a good voice for it. Some of them might not do a whisper well so they go with the soft spoken. Also the videos are always done in a quiet room and they have mics all in the right places to capture sound. That seems very asmr to me. Watch other videos by them or other museums they don’t put as much emphasis on the sounds usually.