This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
Conflict or collaboration. Redefining the relationship between design and conservation.
Quan, D
2001 – The Exhibitionist 20(2):12-15.
The two articles above, written respectively by a conservator and an exhibit designer, discuss the role that conservators can play within the exhibit preparation process. Although coming from different perspectives, they demonstrate how collaboration is an essential component for a successful exhibit-making process.
Quan, D 2001. Conflict or collaboration. Redefining the relationship between design and conservation. The Exhibitionist 20(2):12-15.
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Into the unknown Amazon — Preprints of the13th Triennial Meeting, Rio de Janeiro.
Quinton, J., and B. Wills.
2000 – ICOM Committee for Conservation. II: 690-695
This article presents a case study in exhibit preparation, involving conservators and other museum staff in Europe and South America. It stresses the importance of conservation at the early stages of exhibit planning and development.
Quinton, J., and B. Wills. 2000. Into the unknown Amazon — Preprints of the13th Triennial Meeting, Rio de Janeiro. ICOM Committee for Conservation. II: 690-695
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The design and construction of two humidity-controlled display cases. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen.
Ramer, B.
1984 – Paris: ICOM. 84.17.46-84.17.49.
Ramer, B. 1984. The design and construction of two humidity-controlled display cases. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 7th Triennial Meeting, Copenhagen. Paris: ICOM. 84.17.46-84.17.49.
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Science and technology in the service of conservation: Preprints of the contributions to the Washington Congress.
Padfield, T., D. Erhardt, and W. Hopwood. Trouble in store.
1982 – London: International Institute for Conservation. 24-27.
Padfield, T., D. Erhardt, and W. Hopwood. Trouble in store. 1982. Science and technology in the service of conservation: Preprints of the contributions to the Washington Congress. London: International Institute for Conservation. 24-27.
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Stabilizing relative humidity variation within display cases: the role of silica gel and case design. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 6th Triennial Meeting, Ottawa.
Ramer, B.
1981 – Paris: ICOM. 81/18/6/1-81/18/6/12.
Ramer, B. 1981. Stabilizing relative humidity variation within display cases: the role of silica gel and case design. ICOM Committee for Conservation preprints, 6th Triennial Meeting, Ottawa. Paris: ICOM. 81/18/6/1-81/18/6/12.
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Preventive conservation and the exhibition process: Development of exhibit guidelines and standards for conservation.
Raphael, T.J.
2005 – JAIC 44(3): 245-257.
This article offers a good review of how the guidelines and standards published by the Parks Service came to be, and what have been the results so far. This article alone gives a great overview of the CD-ROM and what is really important for conservators to know.
Raphael, T.J. 2005. Preventive conservation and the exhibition process: Development of exhibit guidelines and standards for conservation. JAIC 44(3): 245-257.
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