Preserve, protect and defend : a practical guide to the care of collections / Barbara Appelbaum.
Published / Created:
New York : Barbara Appelbaum Books, [2018]
Physical Description:
xv, 388 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-369) and index.
Contents:
I. Setting the stage. What is preservation? ; The world of museums -- II. Working with consultants. Inspecting your building ; Consultant site visits: an overview ; Planning for a site visit ; The site visit and report -- III. Decision-making in institutions. Prioritization and the long-range plan ; In-house preservation projects ; Decision-making fundamentals ; Planning preservation projects ; The preservation project team: who's at the table? -- IV. The museum environment. Temperature, relative humidity, and the welfare of collections ; Strategies for relative humidity control ; Light and light damage ; Museum lighting ; Air quality ; Going green -- V. Preparing for the unexpected. Safety first ; Disasters ; Water: protection, detection, and preparedness ; Water: recovery measures ; Fire and smoke ; Mold and pest management -- VI. Conservators and collections. The secret life of objects ; Conservation treatment de-mystified ; Conservators' expanding role.
Subject Terms:
Museum conservation methods. | Museums -- Design and construction. | Museum conservation methods. | Museums -- Design and construction.