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Collections
These advice guides describe how to acquire, store, care for, display, and dispose of collections.
Introduction to environmental monitoring
Learn how to monitor museum environments by tracking key factors such as temperature, humidity, light, pests, and pollution, helping you protect collections, manage risks, and make more sustainable decisions about building performance and energy use.
Temperature and humidity in museums
Learn how temperature and relative humidity affect museum collections and how to protect them, including what levels to aim for, how to monitor your environment, and how to reduce the energy costs of environmental control.
Conservation and lighting
Learn how light damages museum collections and what you can do to protect them, including how to set appropriate lux levels, control daylight and artificial light, reduce UV and infrared radiation, and make your lighting more energy efficient and sustainable.
Monitoring light and UV radiation
Learn how to monitor and measure light and UV radiation in your museum. Including when and where to monitor, what equipment to use, and how to record and apply your data to protect collections.
Identifying and reducing air pollution
Learn how airborne pollutants enter your museum and damage collections, and what you can do to reduce that risk.
Introduction to pest management in museums
Learn how to identify, monitor, and manage pest activity in your museum by creating an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme.