LONDON, ENGLAND.- Ian McClure, director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, part of the FitzwilliamMuseum at Cambridge University, and that conserves paintings for the Royal Collection and theNational Trust recently gave a warning that British treasures will be lost in a couple of years ifnot properly treated, reported The Times. McClure said that in danger are prints, drawings,sculptures, textiles and archaeological treasures. Sharon Manitta, from the UK Institute for theConservation of Historic and Artistic Works, said: "It’s easily into the millions." Works start to decay since the moment they are created, but the speed of decay can be slowed withthe right resources. The current problem in the UK is that the British heritage does not have theresources for this. The National Trust needs £190 million to conserve treasures in has. As anexample, the work "Dawn Separating Night from Day" by Guido Reni needs around £30,000 for thefirst phase of repairing the problem of the flaking of the paint. Another case is the Flemish triptych that portrays scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary at theFitzwilliam Museum needs £30,000 to save it. A raking light shows that the image splits and thewooden support is buckling.