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For mounting costume you cannot do better than Lara Flecker's Practical Guide to Costume Mounting. https://www.routledge.com/A-Practical-Guide-to-Costume-Mounting/Flecker/p/book/9780415657914?srsltid=AfmBOooSjt8q_mwzc_w6WhHeczNuMBbiCpvFDd-KQcKkE0O7_tMtARTM Other great resources at https://www.dres ...

The factsheet by May Cassar (Using Cut Flowers and Potted Plants in Museums) cited in the MuseumPests article is now available at https://collectionstrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Museums-Galleries-Commission-Using-Cut-Flowers-and-Potted-Plants-in-Museums-Aug-1999.pdf Don't forget cluster ...

We label our bottles with a flammable sticker. We use a 20% weight/volume solution for mixing the Paraloid B72 for marking numbers on objects. Stephen Koob's method is the easiest for dissolvijng Paraloid B72 in acetone - put the beads in a net bag and suspend it with thread in the container ...

I would also recommend consulting a conservator. Some things to consider: Is the moss part of this history of the object? Is it actively harming the wood? If it is evidence of the sign's previous history and is not currently causing damage, it should be retained. The wood breaking down into ...

We've used the Ruby Dry desiccant dehumidifier in museums in the southwest of England. They are better than refrigerant dehumidifiers at low temperatures (e.g. below 5*C, 41*F) and the air they expel is about 4*C 9*F warmer than ambient air, so they can be useful in cold or poorly heated buildings. Everywhere ...