Courses we recommend:

MS104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation               Jan 11 - Feb 5, 2010               Course Description & Info - Student Login               Price: $475     [Add to Cart]   [View Cart]               Instructor: Helen Alten

Books and products we recommend:

Vol.1 No.1
Long Range Preservation Planning

$5.00

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CCI Notes is the most important collection care publication a museum can purchase. A collection of over 90 technical leaflets written for a broad audience, topics in this continually expanding series range from "Removing Mould from Leather" to "Storage for Costume Accessories" and "Indoor Display of Industrial Collections." CCI Notes are illustrated, include supplier lists and a thorough bibliography. Note: this publication is not a compilation of the CCI technical bulletins. CCI Notes
Table of Contents
1. Care of Collections - General Guidelines
2. Preventive Conservation
3. The Museum Environment - Biological Factors
4. Archaeological and Field Conservation
5. Ceramics and Glass
6. Care of Ethnographic Materials
7. Furniture and Wooden Artifacts
8. Leather, Skin and Fur
9. Metals
10. Paintings and Polychrome Sculpture
11. Paper and Books
12. Stone and Plaster
13. Textiles and Fibres
14. Planning for Disaster Management
15. Other Materials
16. Care of Photographic Materials
17. Spot Tests in Conservation
18. Conservation Equipment

CCI Notes

$97.00

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Preventive Conservation in Museums: Video Handbook compliments the 19-video series on preventive conservation. Each chapter is the script of one of the videos. Subjects include an introduction to preventive conservation, storage, the condition report, relative humidity and temperature, the care of textiles, protecting objects on exhibit, emergency and disaster planning, and closing a seasonal museum.

Preventive Conservation in Museums Handbook

$19.00

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Framework for the Preservation of Museum Collections Wall Chart outlines various methods that can be used to avoid or control potential deterioration of museum objects. The rows list nine agents of deterioration (direct physical forces: thieves, vandals, displacers; fire; water; pests; contaminants; radiation; incorrect temperature and incorrect relative humidity), while the columns present three different levels at which the agent deterioration can be controlled. The procedures column outlines actions that can be taken. English/Spanish.

Preservation of Museum Collections Wall Chart

$29.00

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Links to related information on other sites:

Preservation Leaflets - NEDCC
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

Preventive Conservation
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/education/prevent/index.html

Objects and Collections
http://www.getty.edu/conservation /resources/newsletter/10_3/feature1_1.html

Phased Conservation Revisited
http://www.getty.edu/conservation /resources/newsletter/8_2/phasedconservation.html

The Preservation of Information
http://www.getty.edu/conservation
/resources/newsletter/8_2/preserv.html

University of Victoria Learning Opportunities for Museum and Heritage Professionals
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/welcome.htm

NEDCC - Surveys
http://www.nedcc.org/welcome/surv.htm

Preventive Conservation
http://www.redwood1747.org/cbking/future2.htm

Mystic Seaport Collection Policy
http://www.mysticseaport.org/information/io-policy.htm

TIME CAPSULES BUILDING A TIME CAPSULE GUIDELINES FOR PRESERVING MATERIALS
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/reports/timecapsule.pdf

International Time Capsule Society
http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/ international_time_capsule_society.asp

The physics of the museum environment
http://www.natmus.dk/cons/tp/

Conservation Terms
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/ conservation/notes/terminology.asp