Collections Stewardship

Forget the Best: Good and Better Approaches to Preservation

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Preservation programs often emphasize best practices. However, not everyone has the funds for a high-tech HVAC system or the staff time to develop a preservation plan. How do institutions with limited resources find ways to implement preservation practices that are feasible and sustainable? Learn how museums can forgo the “best” in favor of “good” and “better” approaches to preservation, highlighting how to make preservation a component of any collections care program.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to conduct an effective preservation program with limited resources. They will be able to select appropriate projects to advance collections care initiatives and use time and resources wisely.
• Identify priority preservation projects, and explain which projects make the biggest impact.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to evaluate their current collections care initiatives, and revise those initiatives in order to provide the best care for artifacts while staying within or below budgetary restrictions.

Presenter(s)

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  Samantha Forsko

  Preservation Specialist
  Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
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  Joseph Shores

  Preparator
  The Historic New Orleans Collection