Care of Collections

Name: Care of Collections
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ISBN: 9780415112857

ISBN-10: 0415112850

ISBN-13: 9780415112857

Edition: 1994

Authors: Simon Knell

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Often overlooked by the public, the central interests of museums are collections and their conservation and use. It is this relationship with collections which separates museums from other educational and heritage institutions. Care of Collectionsbrings together the most important articles and extracts examining aspects of collections management and care, in particular preventative conservation. The contributors cover a wide range of issues from the ethical questions that surround exhibits to the more practical considerations of creating microenvironments and designing disaster plans. The book is divided into sections covering conservation practice, the monitoring and control of light,…

Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/16/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 7.09" wide x 10.00" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Simon J. Knell, Professor of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, is renowned for his innovative studies of fossils as scientific and cultural objects. Previously a popular geology columnist for Geology Today, Knell's publications include The Making of the Geological Society of London; The Culture of English Geology, 1815-1851; and The Age of the Earth: From 4004 BC to 2002 AD.



List of figures


List of tables


Series preface


Preface to this volume


Acknowledgements


Introduction: the context of collection's care




The ethics of conservation




Cleaning and meaning: The Ravished Image reviewed




Solvent abuse




Working exhibits and the destruction of evidence in the Science Museum




The role of the scholar-curator in conservation




Do objects have a finite lifetime?




Audits of care: a framework for collections condition surveys




Preventive conservation



Paintings: the (show) case for passive climate control




Silica gel and related RH buffering materials, conditioning and regeneration techniques




Conservation in the computer age




Museums tune in to radio




Fresh-air climate conditioning at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum




Light and environmental measurement and control in National Trust houses




The Clore Gallery for the Turner collection at the Tate Gallery: lighting strategy and practice




Construction materials for storage and exhibition




Indoor air pollution: effects on cultural and historic materials




Managing museum space




Museum collections storage




Here's what to consider in selecting high-density storage




A policy for collections access




Visible storage for the small museum




Curators' closet




Rules for handling works of art




Rentokil bubble: results of test




Carpet beetle: a pilot study in detection and control




Pest control in museums: the use of chemicals and associated health problems




Experiencing loss




Museum disaster preparedness planning




Emergency treatment of materials




Protecting museums from threat of fire



Further reading


Index