Practical Approaches to Collections Care

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Samantha Forsko, Samantha (Smart Museum of Art At the Unive Forsko
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032037684
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203768-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Cultural Studies, ART / Conservation & Preservation, ART / Museum Studies, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Library & Information Sciences