Our digital exhibition is available for
Court of Arches Moral and Material Decay.
It highlights a National Manuscripts Conservation Trust funded project.

#histodons
#Exhibitions
#Parchment
#CollectionCare

https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/moralmaterialdecay/?preview=true

We hosted multiple student placements and volunteers for #preservation day at
#LambethPalaceLibrary

Long discussions about #materiality, #CollectionCare and an introduction to #Conservation

PhD students w/ UCL Centre for Sustainable Heritage advised on exhibition conditions for a 9.5m embroidery created by community volunteers to tell the 1000-year story of Hellens.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/heritage/news/2023/jun/phd-fieldwork-hellens-manor-advises-embroidery-exhibition-conditions

#CollectionCare
#Heritage #HeritageScience #Textiles

Should It Stay or Should It Go? Repatriation and decolonisation in Conservation

West Dean student conference 2023

25 - 26 June
West Dean College onsite and online

https://www.westdean.ac.uk/events/studentconference-2023

#CollectionCare
#Decolonisation
#Repatriation
#Histodons
@histodons

Museum Development SouthEast (UK) are running an event:
- outlines the requirements of Accreditation
- detailed look at writing a Collections Care policy and plan.
#museums
#CollectionCare
#Conservation

14 July 2023
10:00 am — 12:00pm BST

https://southeastmuseums.org/events/care-and-conservation-policies-and-plans/

Manny, our former Coronation exhibition mannequin, is now auditing the Collection Care studio until they are returned to IWM. Apron on, bone folder ready.
#ConservationCurious
#CollectionCare
#BorrowDontBuy

Significance is an important aspect to prioritising our work.

The Museum Association (UK) launched a Collections Significance Assessment Toolkit for Welsh museums including recommendations to invite communities into significance discussions.

What is useful for Wales is probably pretty useful for the rest of us, with some tweaking.

#CollectionCare
#Significance
#Priorities

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/06/collections-significance-assessment-toolkit-launched-for-welsh-museums/

@failedLyndonLaRouchite
Sometimes it is BAD for archives such as photographs in which case we suggest well fitting non-cotton gloves.
#CollectionCare
#Archives
#Handling
#Photographs

The UK National Archives renew their endorsement for clean, dry hands rather than gloves when handling archival material. They also explain when gloves should be used.
#CollectionCare
#Handling
#Archives

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/handling-historic-collections-the-gloves-are-still-off/

New acquisition quarantine process is necessary for reducing the introduction of mould and pests into library and archive collections.

It also means I get to spot great retro stationery like this beast of a folder.
#Stationery
#CollectionCare
#Quarantine
#IPM
#Archives

The reviews are in and we are really going towards a second edition of "Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections".
If there are #gaps in the first edition, please let me know.
Especially looking for real-world examples from #native and #digital #collections

Re-toots appreciated!

#museum #museums #archive #archives #RegistrarLife #MuseumDocumentation #CollectionsManagement #databases #CollectionCare #Conservation #Documentation #UnmanagedCollections #MuseumStudies

Even though I'm a book and paper conservator, preparing exhibitions means being flexible about condition reporting. In this case, a 17th century feather and door hinges.

#CollectionCare
#Heritage
#Exhibitions
@histodons
#histodons

Preparing for another exhibition. This is the first time the whole project team- Curator and Collection Care-laid it out for the new exhibition space.
#ExhibitionPreparation
#CollectionCare
#Curation
#Outreach

We discovered this morning the valiant effort at life this flower is making towards joining our conservation studio.

Horrified about the door seal. Astounded at nature.

#CollectionCare
#AgentsOfChange

A reminder of our upcoming #CollectionCare conference about mould.

We have a fab schedule of speakers.

Tickets still available.

Start time is 13.00 BST (not 10.00 as on website).
https://www.icon.org.uk/events/care-of-collections-group-2023-agm-mould.html

I am searching for people who have read "Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections" and have ideas what is missing or what should be improved.

https://world.museumsprojekte.de/managing-previously-unmanaged-collections-revisited-revised-revamped/

Also looking for additional real world examples.

Boosts are appreciated!

#museum #museums #archive #archives #collection #collections #MuseumDocumentation
#MuseumStudies #CollectionsManagement #CollectionCare #Conservation #cataloguing #UnmanagedCollections

Condition checking before sending out on loan:
- parchment undulations
- engrained dirt
- creased
- accretions, etc.

Having listed the above, this 12th century bible is doing ok.

Lambeth Palace Library [MS 3]

@bookhistodons
#CollectionCare
#BookConservation
#Exhibitions

Colour photo from yesterday vs archival black & white image from 1970 - same ancient Roman glass flask, dated to about 275-325 CE. Both pics are important to keep as objects can change, even deteriorate, over the years.

#MuseumWork #CollectionCare #Photography #Glass #technology #Archaeology #Documentation @ROMtoronto

Completing a condition report for this sweet book for an upcoming display.
Unfortunately, the binding won't be fully visible, mostly the opening.

Full red calf leather with extensive gold tooling over boards and spine.
Trimmed foredge ties. [MS 1077]

#CollectionCare
#ExhibitionPreparation
#BookConservation

Getting to yes.

Set up a series of large, heavy volumes with serious red rot.
How:
- sound textblocks
- archival wrappers to contain the leather detritus
- Reader didn't move volume other than turning pages
- surface protection
- distanced from other Readers

#Archives
#Access
#Handling
#CollectionCare