ABSTRACT

Confronting contemporary issues in museum practice, this collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care.

Contributors cover a wide range of issues including:

  •  conservation practice
  • the monitoring and control of light
  •  relative humidity and atmospheric pollution
  •  packing, handling and transportation of collections
  •  storage and access to collections
  •  biological infestation
  •  disaster planning.

Including material and sources that have, up until now, not easily been available, students of museum studies and proffessionals within the industry now have this invaluable aid to their work.

chapter 1|10 pages

The Ethics of Conservation

chapter 3|6 pages

Solvent abuseMichael Daley

chapter 8|6 pages

Preventive Conservation

chapter 11|4 pages

Conservation in the Computer Age

chapter 12|2 pages

Museums Tune in to Radio

chapter 18|9 pages

Managing Museum Space

chapter 23|5 pages

Curators’ Closet

chapter 24|12 pages

Rules for Handling Works of Art

chapter 28|6 pages

Experiencing Loss

chapter 30|15 pages

Emergency Treatment of Materials