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COLLECTIONS CARE MANUAL

This illustrated handbook provides guidance on how to care for varied collections items inspired by, and featuring, the properties and pieces in the Cultural Heritage Collection.

CHAPTER ONE: When and How to Report Damage and Do Inventory
CHAPTER TWO: Agents of Deterioration — And How to Stop Them
CHAPTER THREE: Handling, Moving, and Storing
CHAPTER FOUR: Environmental Monitoring
CHAPTER FIVE: How and When to Clean Heritage Items
CHAPTER SIX: Pests, and What to Do About Them
CHAPTER SEVEN: Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
CHAPTER EIGHT: Safeguarding Heritage Items During Events

Download the Full Collections Care Manual Here


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