Practical Approaches to Collections Care

ISBN-13: 9781032037530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 224 str.

Samantha (Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago

Opis

This book offers a stepped approach to collections care and preservation, discussing realistic, efficient, and sustainable approaches that any collections care program can follow, no matter its size or resources. Suitable for stewards of cultural heritage collections and those studying collections care and management.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Intellectual Control; 3. Storage Enclosures and Artifact Housing; 4. Space Planning and Management; 5. Collections Care in Exhibitions; 6. Environmental Management; 7. Facilities Management; 8. Emergency Preparedness and Response; 9. Policies, Plans, and Procedures; 10. Conclusion Glossary

O autorze

Samantha Forsko has over a decade of experience working with collecting institutions across the United States to improve preservation practices. She currently resides in Illinois, the United States, where she works as the Head Registar at the Smart Museum of Art of the University of Chicago.