Collection Care
Collection Care includes all the measures taken to preserve the museum’s collections so that today’s visitors, as well as tomorrow’s, can see, enjoy and learn from them.
It involves understanding how agents (such as light, humidity, insects, mould) and actions, such as poor handling, contribute to the deterioration of objects, and devising ways of controlling them to reduce their effects. Our first line of defence is through simple measures, such as careful building maintenance and good housekeeping, environmental control and the effective management of pests.
