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.…mehr
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
List of figures List of tables Series preface Preface to this volume Acknowledgements Introduction: the context of collection's care 1 The ethics of conservation 2 Cleaning and meaning: The Ravished Image reviewed 3 Solvent abuseMichael Daley 4 Working exhibits and the destruction of evidence in the Science Museum 5 The role of the scholar-curator in conservation 6 Do objects have a finite lifetime? 7 Audits of care: a framework for collections condition surveys 8 Preventive conservation 9 Paintings: the (show) case for passive climate control 10 Silica gel and related RH buffering materials conditioning and regeneration techniques 11 Conservation in the computer age 12 Museums tune in to radio 13 Fresh-air climate conditioning at the Arthur M.Sackler Museum 14 Light and environmental measurement and control in National Trust houses 15 The Clore Gallery for the Turner collection at the Tate Gallery: lighting strategy and practice 16 Construction materials for storage and exhibition 17 Indoor air pollution: effects on cultural and historic materials 18 Managing museum space 19 Museum collections storage 20 Here's what to consider in selecting high-density storage 21 A policy for collections access 22 Visible storage for the small museum 23 Curators' closet 25 Rentokil bubble: results of test 26 Carpet beetle: a pilot study in detection and control 27 Pest control in museums: the use of chemicals and associated health problems 28 Experiencing loss 29 Museum disaster preparedness planning 30 Emergency treatment of materials 31 Protecting museums from threat of fire Further reading Index
List of figures List of tables Series preface Preface to this volume Acknowledgements Introduction: the context of collection's care 1 The ethics of conservation 2 Cleaning and meaning: The Ravished Image reviewed 3 Solvent abuseMichael Daley 4 Working exhibits and the destruction of evidence in the Science Museum 5 The role of the scholar-curator in conservation 6 Do objects have a finite lifetime? 7 Audits of care: a framework for collections condition surveys 8 Preventive conservation 9 Paintings: the (show) case for passive climate control 10 Silica gel and related RH buffering materials conditioning and regeneration techniques 11 Conservation in the computer age 12 Museums tune in to radio 13 Fresh-air climate conditioning at the Arthur M.Sackler Museum 14 Light and environmental measurement and control in National Trust houses 15 The Clore Gallery for the Turner collection at the Tate Gallery: lighting strategy and practice 16 Construction materials for storage and exhibition 17 Indoor air pollution: effects on cultural and historic materials 18 Managing museum space 19 Museum collections storage 20 Here's what to consider in selecting high-density storage 21 A policy for collections access 22 Visible storage for the small museum 23 Curators' closet 25 Rentokil bubble: results of test 26 Carpet beetle: a pilot study in detection and control 27 Pest control in museums: the use of chemicals and associated health problems 28 Experiencing loss 29 Museum disaster preparedness planning 30 Emergency treatment of materials 31 Protecting museums from threat of fire Further reading Index
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