Melissa has been compiling a list of preventive conservation resources as she has been learning about them. If you know of others that are not on here, feel free to contact her to let her know!
General:
- AIC Wiki on Preventive Care
- National Park Service’s Conserve O Grams
- Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute Taking Care
Object Handling:
- Connecting to Collections Care – JOIN THE ONLINE COMMUNITY: click here
Mold:
Insects/Pests:
- museumpests.net
- Integrated Pest Management (video)
- Video on freezing contaminated objects (Western Australian Museum)
Environmental Management:
- Managing Collections Environment Initiative (Getty Conservation Institute)
- Image Permanence Institute
- Understanding HVAC systems (videos)
Light:
Pollutants:
Digital Media preservation:
Audio/Visual Media Preservation:
Emergency Preparedness:
Emergency Response:
- Curriculum from: Finding Common Ground: Collaborative Training for the Cultural Heritage and Emergency Response Communities.
Storage/Housing/Display/Packing/Shipping:
- STASHc
- Re-Org (ICCROM)
- Collection Storage Basics (Western Australian Museum)
- How to pack and ship glass objects (Corning Museum of Glass)
- Framing and Matting Photographs (IPI)
- Videos on Packing Glass (Corning Museum of Glass) Soft packing, foam cavity packing, specialty and custom packing
Information for Artists:
- Material Information and Technical Resources for Artists (MITRA)
- Free Resource sheet handout (Creating Art to Last)
- Preventive Conservation for Printmakers (Madison Brockman)
ECPN Webinar on Careers in Preventive Conservation:
Fundraising:
Materials – Photographs:
- Graphics Atlas
- Digital Print Preservation Portal
- George Eastman House video series on photographic processes
Conservation Science:
Risk Assessments:
Data Science:
Collections Management:
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