Training for Sustainable Collection Care

A professional development program addressing new challenges in determining appropriate collection environments

Project Details

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About

Goal

Training for Sustainable Collection Care seeks to provide ongoing access to information on the latest preventive conservation research, practical methodologies, and tools through a program of training and information dissemination, to empower mid-career conservators to play a more active role as a key-stakeholder in the debate about sustainable strategies for museums.

Outcomes

  • "Changing Climate Management Strategies" course offered in 2023 and 2024
  • "Evaluating Risks, Monitoring, and Data Analysis for Art in Transit" workshop offered in 2022
  • "Facilitating Decision-making Through Analysis of Temperature and Relative Humidity Data" workshop in 2020 and 2022
  • "Preserving Collections in the Age of Sustainability" course offered in 2017 and 2019–2020
  • "Master Class on Museum Lighting" offered in 2016
  • Increased awareness of sustainable collection care practices by those attending trainings
  • Ongoing access to information on the latest preventive conservation research, practical methodologies, and tools for participants through training and information dissemination
  • Improved communication between related professionals, such as conservation scientists, engineers, architects, facility managers, conservators, curators, and directors
  • A sense of community among participants and instructors creating opportunities for them to network, collaborate, and share their experiences and ideas

Background

Approach

Project Team

Vincent Laudato Beltran, Scientist; Alexandra Bridarolli, Assistant Scientist, Ashely Amanda Freeman, Associate Scientist; Naoki Fujisawa, Scientist; Michał Łukomski, Senior Scientist; Cecilia Winter, Project Specialist

Partners

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; European Congress of Registrar;, American Institute for Conservation; Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels; Lunder Conservation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC