Useful Links

Caring for Family Heirlooms

https://learning.culturalheritage.org/public 

https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/caring-for-your-collection/caring-for-your-treasures.html 

 

Collections Care

Conserv-o-grams – How-to leaflets for collections care, by the National Park Service.

http://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

CCI Notes -  Collections care leaflets  published by the Canadian Conservation Institute.

https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/care-objects.html

 NEDCC Preservation Leaflets - Mostly for library materials (books, audio, digital etc)

https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/overview

RIT Image Permanence Institute

https://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/education/webinars.html

https://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/education/publications.html

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections SPNHC

https://spnhc.org/

Storage Techniques for Art, Science and History Collections STASHc

https://stashc.com

 

Environmental Guidelines for Storage and Display

http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/environment/

https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Exhibition_Standards_%26_Guidelines 

 

Disaster Preparedness and Response

      https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/disaster-response-recovery

      http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/disasters/

https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Emergency_Preparedness_%26_Response 

 

Pest Control

http://www.museumpests.net

http://www.whatseatingyourcollection.com/

 

North American Conservation Organizations

      American Institute for Conservation  AIC             https://www.culturalheritage.org 

Canadian Conservation Institute CCI                    https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute.html