ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces best practices for collecting, displaying, storing, and loaning slide-based artworks and systematically builds the knowledge base necessary to navigate the challenges of post-analog slide duplication. It details projection hardware and syncing technologies common in the art world and presents selected case studies from the Guggenheim’s collection that offer real-life conservation scenarios. Digitization encompasses a wide range of materials and technologies, with many guidelines available on digitizing cultural heritage materials. Slide-duplicating projects can be demanding and time-consuming for all parties. It is always best to make sure expectations are conveyed and understood by the photo lab and collecting institution. Camera original slides are unique objects that are highly vulnerable to many types of damage and degradation. Slides should be stored within paper-based storage enclosure materials, with minimal plastic or metal enclosures. Storage of digitized slides, audio tracks, synchronization tracks, and any other file-based components must also be as carefully stored as original physical slides.
