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Hi Mary, We have successfully moved a number of tall case clocks between collections and exhibition buildings - some of them several times. We move and store them in a vertical position on custom wooden palettes with a vertical backboard. Glass clock faces are taped with painters tape in case of ...

​We have some very old matches and matchbooks in our collection. I decided the simplest, cheapest, and easiest way to store them is in a glass jar with a screw top lid, in cold storage. That way, they are still visually accessible, without disturbing the storage environment. Minimizing the size of the ...

Hi Allison, My museum is in a similar situation. You might consider a solution that we've used: place Coroplast (rigid corrugated polyethylene) sheets over the metal mesh. Coroplast is relatively cheap, lightweight, artifact safe (no offgassing or acidic materials transfer issues), and easily cut ...

These are probably on your list already, but just in case, Canadian Conservation Institute has excellent free basic online resources for preventive conservation on their website, all of which are available in English and French. In particular, look at: Preventive conservation guidelines for collections ...

While I do not have direct experience of using an air purifier in a historic house museum setting, I have used a portable one (Honeywell HEPA filter air purifier) in my home so I am familiar with them. In theory it should be a good idea for reducing dust and other allergens in the space, however three ...