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"26% of nation's collecting institutions have no environmental controls to protect their collections from damaging effects of temperature, humidity, and light." -Heritage Health Index 2005

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General Conservation Assessments and Collections Management Plans for museums and historical societies.

Environmental Assessment of one or more environmental conditions (i.e. temperature and relative humidity; light; pests) to which collections may be exposed.

Long-Range Conservation Plans for clients desiring to develop systematic conservation upgrades and coordinate preservation and protection of their collections with their overall strategic organizational goals.

Storage Planning to ensure that the spatial and conservation needs of the collections will be met.

Guidance for Disaster Preparedness Planning for collections of all sizes.

Logistics Planning and Management for collections relocations during museum construction and renovation projects.

Environmental Monitoring for institutions lacking the resources to conduct these programs in-house.

Conservation Advocacy in facility planning and construction projects to ensure that collections conservation and preservation needs are met during renovation and new construction.

General Collections Care Training for collectors, curators, registrars, technicians and other museum staff.

Training in a Specific Agent of Deterioration for all professionals charged with care of collections.

Preventive Conservation Training for entering conservation professionals, mid-level and senior conservators and museum decision-makers.

Condition Reporting and Cataloguing of collections.



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933 N. Kenmore St., Suite 323, Arlington, VA 22201
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