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Author Powell, Brent A., author

Title Collection care : an illustrated handbook for the care and handling of cultural objects / Brent A. Powell
Published Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 422 pages)
Contents Foreword / Mervin Richard -- Introduction / Rebecca Fifield -- Part 1. Overview and history -- History -- Organizational structures -- Case study: Comparing approaches : the museum and the transport agent / Jim Grundy -- Training, health, and safety -- Case study: Mentoring and the collection care profession / Kurt Christian -- Case study: Training at Crozier / Nicole Bouchard Tejeiro -- Part 2. Guidelines and principles -- Two-dimensional objects : procedures and practices -- Focus on: The US National Park Service museum handbooks : the evolution of a museum manual / Abby Sue Fisher -- Three-dimensional objects : procedures and practices -- Focus on: Rigging safety is no accident / Kevin Marshall -- Focus on: Risk assessment in packing design / John Molini -- Part 3. Working within collection care environments -- The internal environment -- Focus on: Lighting in the museum / Simm Steel -- The external environment -- Focus on: International shipping by air and sea / Kim Powell -- Focus on: Art packing and transport : cushioning foam selection and application / Geoff Browne -- Working with materials and equipment -- Focus on: Specialized art handling equipment : when it is necessary and how to develop it / Mark Slattery
Summary Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection care procedures and policies. The topics covered address the decision making criteria and risk assessment solutions involved in the best practices for handling art and artifacts. Technical subjects will cover proven techniques, materials, equipment and address problem solving assessment and current solutions. The comprehensive overview of staff responsibilities, relationships and training will bring the book to a conclusion of addressing the unison of all profess
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-383) and index
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Subject Museum conservation methods -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Museums -- Collection management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Art objects -- Conservation and restoration -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Cultural property -- Protection -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Museum Administration & Museology.
REFERENCE -- General.
TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation
Art objects -- Conservation and restoration
Cultural property -- Protection
Museum conservation methods
Museums -- Collection management
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020738985
ISBN 9781442238831
1442238836