Preventive Conservation in Museums

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PreventiveConservationinMuseumsmakesavailableandcomprehensiblethediverseliteratureandideasofpreventiveconservationtoanaudiencewithalimitedscientificbackground,principallythosestudyingmuseumstudiesorengagedinthemuseumprofession.Itbridgesthegapbetweenthebasicmuseumgeneratedliteratureandtechnicalanddetailedconservationliterature.
Theareaofpreventativeconservationhasdevelopedgreatlyinrecentyearsandhasadoptedafarmoreholisticapproach.Thedevelopmentoftheconceptsofriskanalysis,managementofconservationandhowpreventativeconservationrelatestotheimportanceoftraditionalbeliefsandapproachestoartefactshaveallmadeanimpactonthesubjectinrecentyearsalongwiththeadvanceofinstrumentationoverthelastthirtyyears.Thenextgenerationofideasthatwillaffectpreventiveconservationpracticearejuststartingtoemerge,including:detailedmodellingoftheenvironmentsofbuildingsandthesustainabilityoftheartefactualandbuildingheritage.
PreventiveConservationinMuseumshighlightsthewidevarietyofthreats,developstheconceptofanholisticappreciationofthesethreats,andtooappreciatestheneedtoprioritisetheappropriateformsofresponse.Itusesacarefulbalanceofsources,sometechnical,sometheoretical,somepracticalaswellascasestudiestoexplorethreatsandtheirmitigation.Forallthosepeopleinvolvedinpreventiveconservation,betheystudentsorprofessionals,thisvolumewillbeaninvaluablesummaryofthepast,presentandfutureofthediscipline.