Jane Merritt is a textile conservator who has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center, among numerous other prestigious institutions. Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator who has worked at the National Museum of American History, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. She is currently the head of the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

• ForewordIntroductionChapter 1. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House MuseumChapter 2. Evolution of the Historic House MuseumChapter 3. Principles of Preventive Conservation: An OverviewChapter 4. Intellectual and Physical ControlsChapter 5. Interpretation and Preventive CareChapter 6. Preventive Conservation and Exhibits in the Historic HouseChapter 7. Preventive Conservation and StorageChapter 8. Preventive Conservation and LightChapter 9. Preventive Conservation and Environmental ControlChapter 10. Preventive Conservation and Integrated Pest ManagementChapter 11. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House LandscapeChapter 12. Preventive Conservation and the StructureChapter 13. Preventive Conservation and Emergencies, Safety, and SecurityChapter 14. The Preservation Master Plan

Jane Merritt is a textile conservator who has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center, among numerous other prestigious institutions. Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator who has worked at the National Museum of American History, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. She is currently the head of the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

• ForewordIntroductionChapter 1. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House MuseumChapter 2. Evolution of the Historic House MuseumChapter 3. Principles of Preventive Conservation: An OverviewChapter 4. Intellectual and Physical ControlsChapter 5. Interpretation and Preventive CareChapter 6. Preventive Conservation and Exhibits in the Historic HouseChapter 7. Preventive Conservation and StorageChapter 8. Preventive Conservation and LightChapter 9. Preventive Conservation and Environmental ControlChapter 10. Preventive Conservation and Integrated Pest ManagementChapter 11. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House LandscapeChapter 12. Preventive Conservation and the StructureChapter 13. Preventive Conservation and Emergencies, Safety, and SecurityChapter 14. The Preservation Master Plan

Jane Merritt is a textile conservator who has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center, among numerous other prestigious institutions. Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator who has worked at the National Museum of American History, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. She is currently the head of the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

• ForewordIntroductionChapter 1. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House MuseumChapter 2. Evolution of the Historic House MuseumChapter 3. Principles of Preventive Conservation: An OverviewChapter 4. Intellectual and Physical ControlsChapter 5. Interpretation and Preventive CareChapter 6. Preventive Conservation and Exhibits in the Historic HouseChapter 7. Preventive Conservation and StorageChapter 8. Preventive Conservation and LightChapter 9. Preventive Conservation and Environmental ControlChapter 10. Preventive Conservation and Integrated Pest ManagementChapter 11. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House LandscapeChapter 12. Preventive Conservation and the StructureChapter 13. Preventive Conservation and Emergencies, Safety, and SecurityChapter 14. The Preservation Master Plan