Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums

AvJane Merritt,Julie A. Reilly

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Preventive Conservation for Historic House Museums is a primer on the preventive care practices that these unique sites need to slow the rate of deterioration and prevent damage and wear to the property and its collections. It proposes a collaborative approach to preservation planning that is based on interdisciplinary research, critical thinking, and observation rather than rote maintenance schedules and everyday residential cleaning practices. The authors recommend that sites have documents and plans in place that direct the intellectual and physical control of the collections and site. The intellectual controls include administrative and management policies and procedures; the physical controls include security and safety precautions, routine maintenance and cleaning practices among others. Historic house administrators, staff, board members, and volunteers will find this volume indispensable. Professionals who deal with historic sites from the museum administrator or curator, to architect, to engineer, as well as students pursuing studies in the field of preservation and conservation will also find this a valuable reference. This volume promotes a pro-active approach to preservation planning for historic sites and their collections.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-16
Mått:225 x 290 x 18 mm
Vikt:841 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Association for State and Local History
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780759112162

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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.

Innehållsförteckning

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