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Presentation from the Museum Association of Arizona 2010 Annual Meeting by Irene Peters of the Musical Instrument Museum
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MAA 2010:Speaking Up for Collections Within the Museum
Irene PetersAssistant Conservator
The Musical Instrument Museum
““Museums preserve, Museums preserve, interpret and promote interpret and promote
the natural and cultural the natural and cultural inheritance of inheritance of
humanity” humanity” (ICOM Code of Ethics, 2004)(ICOM Code of Ethics, 2004)
MAA 2010:Speaking Up for Collections Within the Museum
Irene PetersAssistant Conservator
The Musical Instrument Museum
““the duty to the duty to acquire,acquire, preserve preserve and and promotepromote””
““2.23 Preventive Conservation 2.23 Preventive Conservation
Preventive conservation is an Preventive conservation is an important element of museum important element of museum policy and collections care. It policy and collections care. It is an essential responsibility is an essential responsibility of members of the museum of members of the museum profession to create and profession to create and maintain a protective maintain a protective environment for the environment for the collections in their care, collections in their care, whether in store, on display, whether in store, on display, or in transit.”or in transit.”
““2.24 Collection 2.24 Collection Conservation and Conservation and Restoration Restoration
The museum should The museum should carefully monitor the carefully monitor the condition of collections to condition of collections to determine when an object determine when an object or specimen may require or specimen may require conservation-restoration conservation-restoration work and the services of a work and the services of a qualified conservator-qualified conservator-restorer. […]”restorer. […]”
MAA 2010:Speaking Up for Collections Within the Museum
Irene PetersAssistant Conservator
The Musical Instrument Museum
What to do?What to do?
RisksValues
Compromise
MAA 2010:Speaking Up for Collections Within the Museum
Irene PetersAssistant Conservator
The Musical Instrument Museum
‘‘Ten Agents of Ten Agents of Deterioration’Deterioration’ Physical ForcesPhysical Forces
Thieves and Thieves and VandalsVandals
DissociationDissociation FireFire WaterWater PestsPests
PollutantsPollutants Light, Ultraviolet Light, Ultraviolet
and Infraredand Infrared Incorrect Incorrect
TemperatureTemperature Incorrect Relative Incorrect Relative
HumidityHumidity
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MAA 2010:Speaking Up for Collections Within the Museum
Irene PetersAssistant Conservator
The Musical Instrument Museum
ResourcesResources
American Institute for Conservation National Parks Service: National Parks Service:
– Museum HandbookMuseum Handbook
– Conserve O GramsConserve O Grams Getty Conservation InstituteGetty Conservation Institute Canadian Conservation InstituteCanadian Conservation Institute
……Etc..Etc... .
