• Collections Development Strategy Review
• Building collections knowledge
• Caring for collections
• Collections care advice
• Interpreting collections
• Sharing collections information
• Active collecting and acquistion
• Acquisition funding
• Collections review
• Disposal and loans
• FAQs

MGS Collections Care Advice Sheets

Our series of basic advice sheets covers many common collections care and preventive conservation issues. Visit Collections Link and search Collections Care - 'MGS' to freely download your copies or you can access each of our advice sheets by clicking on the links below:

Air pollution

Caring for metal collections

Caring for paintings and frames

Caring for paper collections

Caring for photographic collections

Caring for textile collections

Choosing new display cases

Collections care - who else can help?

Conservation and lighting

Creating or improving stores

Monitoring light and UV radiation

Monitoring temperature and humidity

Temperature and humidity in museums

The effects of storage and display materials on museum objects

What is environmental monitoring?