3rd Edition

The Museum Environment Revisited Managing Heritage Environments in the 21st Century

Edited By Jane Thompson Webb, Meagen Smith Copyright 2026
376 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Museum Environment Revisited is a valuable text that helps the reader understand collection care fundamentals and the preservation environment, as well as storage issues and decision-making. Presenting contributions from a range of experts working in heritage fields, this reimagining of Thomson’s seminal text explains the principles and techniques involved in controlling GLAM environments... Read more

List of figures; List of contributors; 1. Light;  2. Humidity; 3. Air pollution; 4. Integrated Pest Management; 5. Sustainability; 6. Damage functions; Index.


 

Biography

Jane Thompson Webb is Conservation Manager for Birmingham Museums Trust, responsible for care and conservation across nine sites dating from the 13th to the 21st centuries. She chairs Icon’s Care of Collections and Pest Odyssey groups and, with David Pinniger, is the creator of www.whatseatingyourcollection.com.

Meagen Smith, ACR, is a Collection Care Conservator at Lambeth Palace Library in London, UK. She develops and delivers book and paper conservation programmes and preservation activities for the archive.  She prepares exhibitions, provides digitisation support and training along with overseeing preservation and environmental monitoring. Meagen’s conservation experience includes freelance and project work at the London Library, UK Parliament Archives, The UK National Archives, and University College London Special Collections.