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Care of Collections

Edited by Simon Knell

Published October 27th 1994 by Routledge – 296 pages

Series: Leicester Readers in Museum Studies

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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.

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Name: Care of Collections (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: Edited by Simon Knell. 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...
Categories: Museum Studies