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Caring for Furniture

Url http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/brochures/furn.html Description Basic care concerns for furniture, including effects of the environment, insect activity, and housekeeping. From the AIC. Random Quote American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Source: A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections © 2005 Heritage Preservation, Inc. More information at As you can see, AIC has a new website Keywords American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Category Conservation and Preservation > Methodology Contact Name Email

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1. The Ashmolean Museum: Deterioration

Deterioration studies at the Ashmolean Museum. Includes discussions on metals, textiles, ceramics, casts and paper.
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Ashmolean Museum: Further information about the Museum and its collections
Give to the Ashmolean Appeal: Why do objects deteriorate over time even though they have survived so long? The most common causes are: Exposure to too much light Fluctuating humidity and

2. The Library of Congress: Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs

From the Library of Congress, the care, handling and storage techniques for photographs including cased, glass, film, paper and negative photographic items.
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Information Leaflet on the Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
and Storage of Photographs Originally published by: IFLA Core Programme Preservation and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Photographic materials have complex
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3. Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality

Basic guidelines from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
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to view a full list of available leaflets 2.1 Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation Minnesota Historical Society Control of temperature and
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4. Caring for Your Documents and Art on Paper

Guidelines for the care of paper based works of art, including proper storage and handling, essentials of proper framing, protection from light, protection from unsafe temperature and relative humidity conditions, protection from pollution, and disasters.
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Source: A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections © 2005 Heritage Preservation, Inc. More information at As you can see, AIC has a new website

5. The Ashmolean Museum: Conservation

Object investigation techniques at the Ashmolean Museum, including visual investigation, environmental monitoring, and non-destructive and destructive analytical investigation techniques.
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Ashmolean Museum: Conservation; further information about the Museums Conservation Department and conservation in general
Give to the Ashmolean Appeal: The role of Conservation is to preserve art and artefacts in order that they exist for future generations. As a profession, conservators work to a strict Code of Ethics.