Designing the Circle of Designing the Circle of Care at the National Care at the National

Museum of the American Museum of the American IndianIndian

NARA 20th Annual Preservation Conference NARA 20th Annual Preservation Conference ““Beyond the Numbers: Specifying and Beyond the Numbers: Specifying and

Achieving an Efficient Preservation Achieving an Efficient Preservation Environment”Environment”16 March 200616 March 2006

Gail Joice and Emily KaplanGail Joice and Emily Kaplan

Museum of the American Indian Museum of the American Indian Founded by George Gustav Heye,1916Founded by George Gustav Heye,1916

Museum of the American Museum of the American Indian/ Heye FoundationIndian/ Heye FoundationBroadway at 155Broadway at 155thth St, NYC. St, NYC. 1922 - 19941922 - 1994

19921992

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Research Branch Research Branch Bronx, NYBronx, NY1926-20051926-2005

George Gustav Heye George Gustav Heye CenterCenterU.S. Customs House, U.S. Customs House, Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan Opened 1994Opened 1994

Upgrades at the Research Upgrades at the Research BranchBranch

DeterioratinDeteriorating conditions g conditions at the at the Research Research BranchBranch

Cultural Resources Cultural Resources CenterCenterSuitland, MDSuitland, MDopened 1999opened 1999

CRC collections CRC collections storagestorage

Conservation Conservation labs and labs and loading dockloading dock

Collections Collections movemove

Roll-up doors in collections Roll-up doors in collections storagestorage

Loading Loading docksdocks

Research BranchResearch Branch

Cultural Resources Cultural Resources CenterCenter

NMAI Mall MuseumNMAI Mall Museumopened September 21, opened September 21, 20042004

Potomac Potomac atriumatrium

ClimateClimate

Light from prisms and Light from prisms and oculusoculus

Sculpture in the PotomacSculpture in the Potomac

Exhibit cases Exhibit cases in non-gallery in non-gallery spacesspaces

Special Exhibition Special Exhibition GalleryGallery

FilterFilterss

Air quality in exhibit Air quality in exhibit casescases

Radiotelemetry sensors in exhibit Radiotelemetry sensors in exhibit casescases

Managing dataManaging data

Datalogger with Datalogger with probe next to probe next to plasma screenplasma screen

““Listening to Our Listening to Our Ancestors” Ancestors”

AcknowledgemAcknowledgementsents

•Scott Merritt - GGHC Assistant Director for Scott Merritt - GGHC Assistant Director for OperationsOperations•Marian Kaminitz – CRC, Head of ConservationMarian Kaminitz – CRC, Head of Conservation•Duane Blue Spruce – GGHC, Facility Planning Duane Blue Spruce – GGHC, Facility Planning CoordinatorCoordinator•Patricia Nietfeld – CRC, Supervisory Collections Patricia Nietfeld – CRC, Supervisory Collections ManagerManager•David Jones - Office of Facilities, Engineering and David Jones - Office of Facilities, Engineering and OperationsOperations•Charlie Beggs - Office of Facilities, Engineering and Charlie Beggs - Office of Facilities, Engineering and OperationsOperations•Jeff Ridgeway - Mall Building ManagerJeff Ridgeway - Mall Building Manager•John Standish – CRC Facilities ManagerJohn Standish – CRC Facilities Manager•Bill Kline - SmithgroupBill Kline - Smithgroup•Steven Weintraub - Art Preservation ServicesSteven Weintraub - Art Preservation Services