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Collections
These advice guides describe how to acquire, store, care for, display, and dispose of collections.
Choosing new display cases
Advice on choosing a display case for optimum collection care.
Introduction to storage and display materials
Learn how to choose the correct materials for displaying and storing your items.
Introduction to collections care
Learn about collections care in this introductory guide.
Preserving paintings and frames
This guide will examine how to look after easel paintings - defined here as any painting which can be moved - and their frames. Minimum equipment is needed.
Caring for paper collections
Advice on preserving your paper collections.
Introduction to environmental monitoring
Monitoring the environment of your museum is an essential part of caring for your collections. By keeping track of the condition of your museum, you can plan for the best ways to effectively preserve and protect your collections.
Conservation and lighting
Advice on conserving your collections by reducing light damage.
Monitoring light and UV radiation
Monitoring light and ultraviolet radiation in your museum is an important part of environmental management.
Introduction to disposal
Learn about the process of object disposal in this introductory guide.