Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Case Study for Preservation

http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/spnhc/spnhc1.html

The website gives the general requirements for the people, which we can use in program...
"A museum has the ethical and legal responsibility to ensure that collections in its custody are "protected, sure, unencumbered, cared for, and preserved" (American Association of Museums, 1992). Any institution holding collections of value to the scientific community has an obligation to endorse this code. To fulfill this responsibility, it is essential that institutions take steps to mitigate the use of scientifically unsound preparation and other treatment techniques, poor environmental conditions, and negligent handling in order to protect the physical and chemical integrity of specimens and artifacts for present and future needs. Guidelines for professional management and care should be applied not only to research collections, but also to education and exhibit collections. Institutions should implement systems that ensure preservation both of documentation and of specimens and artifacts."

Very general information, but still, the artifacts will need replicas to be used, and originals be maintained in a suitable yet displayed with most consideration to the people.

In the picture above, the artifacts are seen from certain angles only, which limits its reality.

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