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  • 1.  Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-24-2019 15:11
    Good Morning,
    I am a restored conservator and work in a medium museum. I´m interested in the search of what are the suitable materials to be used in showcases and modules used in the exhibition of museum collections. Which are the ones that can be used and which are the ones that we should avoid. If anyone can recommend me bibliography or researchs in this regard I would be very grateful.
    Best regards,
    Ruth Rufino


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    Ruth María Rufino García
    Técnica en Conservación
    Museos de Tenerife
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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  • 2.  RE: Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-25-2019 15:03
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    I included a useful chart based on information from the Field Museum conservator (Cap Sease) in the Small Museum Toolkit (Volume 5: Interpretation, Chapter 4: Creating Exhibits) on materials for case construction.   I've attached a scan here (but don't let that keep you from getting hold of the original!)

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    Janice Klein
    Executive Director
    Museum Association of Arizona
    Phoenix AZ
    (312) 310-9798
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  • 3.  RE: Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-25-2019 15:04
    Ruth,

    There are many good resources for this information. You should also reach out in Spain to the Museo Reina Sofia conservators and also to Julia Betancor, a paintings conservator who works for many collections in Madrid. Ella es Canaria y vive en Madrid.  Su email es:  juliabetancor@gmail.com.  

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  • 4.  RE: Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-25-2019 15:04

    Hi Ruth,

    The AIC wiki has a great deal of information on this subject.

    You could try looking at that.

     

    http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Oddy_Tests:_Materials_Databases

     

    Best wishes,

    Meg

     

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  • 5.  RE: Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-25-2019 15:05
    Ruth Maria,
    There are a number of useful resources online including:
    this article from Museum Journal on material interactions http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/issue-44/materials-and-their-interaction-with-museum-objects/
    CAMEO: Conservation & Art Materials Encyclopedia Online from the Museum of Fine Arts http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Main_Page
    AIC's own WIKI http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page
    and Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History (STASH) Materials, Supplies & Tools page http://stashc.com/resources/materials-and-suppliers/
    These are all resources Rebecca Newberry, Conservator Science Museum of Minnesota, uses in her 4 week online professional development course Materials for Exhibit, Moving, and Storage http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/materials-for-exhibit-moving-and-storage/

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    Brad Bredehoft
    CEO
    Museum Study, LLC
    Minneapolis MN
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  • 6.  RE: Materials for exhibition

    Posted 09-26-2019 09:50
    Good Morning, 

    for example: 

    Thickett, D.; Lee L.R.:
    Selection of Materials for the Storage or Display of Museum Objects.
    The British Museum Occasional Paper Number 111,

    Best regards
    Ina Wohlfahrt-Sauermann

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    Ina Wohlfahrt-Sauermann
    Dipl. Rest.
    LWL - Freilichtmusem Hagen, GER
    Hagen
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