Author: Great Britain. Museums and Galleries CommissionPublish On: 1994
For cost - effective improvements , determination to carry these measures through
must exist within the senior management structure of the museum . Biography
May Cassar is a Conservator and an Environmental Engineer . She has studied
at ...
Author: Great Britain. Museums and Galleries Commission
Publisher: Stationery Office/Tso
ISBN: STANFORD:36105016410586
Category: Architecture and energy conservation
Page: 130
View: 525
The cost of energy usage by museums, a significant portion of which is spent on environmental control, may not escape close scrutiny when the squeeze on resources tightens. This publication demonstrates the need for museums to strike a balance between environmental control and energy efficiency.
But in either case a certain definite quantity of energy must be supplied in order
to start the reaction. This is known as the activation energy of the reaction. In the museum the activation energy may be brought to an object by heating it or ...
Author: Garry Thomson Cbe
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781135145378
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 308
View: 700
The Museum Environment is in two parts; Part I: intended for conservators and museum curators and describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on museum exhibits may be minimised. Part II: the author brings together and summarises information and data, hitherto widely scattered in the literature of diverse fields, which is essential to workers in conservation research. Since the timely publication of the first two editions of this book in hardback, interest in preventive conservation has continued to grow strongly making publication of this paperback edition all the more welcome. Those whose responsibility it is to care for the valuable and beautiful objects in the world's collections have become increasingly aware that it is better to prevent their deterioration, by ensuring that they are housed and displayed in the best possible environmental conditions, than to wait until restoration and repair are necessary. The changes for the second edition have been mainly concentrated in the sections on electronic hygrometry, new fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, data logging, and control within historic buildings. A new appendix, giving a summary of museum specificiations for conservation, provides a useful, quick reference.
But in either case a certain definite quantity of energy must be supplied in order
to start the reaction. This is known as the activation energy of the reaction. In the museum the activation energy may be brought to an object by heating it or ...
Author: Garry Thomson
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9781483102719
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 312
View: 867
The Museum Environment, Second Edition deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that provide museum specifications for conservation. This text highlights the three contributing factors in the deterioration and decay of museum exhibits, namely light, humidity, and air pollution. Each section describes the mechanism of deterioration and the appropriate “preventive conservation . The changes in this edition from the previous include the electronic hygrometry, fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, and data logging and control in historic buildings. This book is of great value to conservation researchers and museum workers.
Oreszczyn, T., Mullany, T. and Riain, C. N., 'A survey of energy use in museums
and galleries', Museums Environment Energy (M. Cassar, ed.), Museums &
Galleries Commission and HMSO, 1994. Padfield, T., 'Low energy climate control
in ...
Author: May Cassar
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781134546862
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 180
View: 999
The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an appropriate museum environment for both collections and people. The book emphasises the need for planning and places the environmental needs of museum collections at the forefront of the responsibilities of museum managers. May Cassar stresses the role of the building as the first line of defence against environmental instability, recognising the importance of regular environmental monitoring and control, and the division of museum spaces into critical areas housing collections and non-critical areas accommodating offices, cafes and communal spaces. Environmental Management presents a strategic approach to environmental management, in contrast to the piecemeal approach to environmental monitoring and control still practised by many museums. However, rather than providing ready solutions and rigid rules, the book introduces principles and ideas on which to base decisions about creating the appropriate environment.
Burcaw , G Ellis Introduction to Museum Work ( 3rd edn ) . Walnut Creek ...
Butcher - Yonghans Sherry Historic House Museums : A Practical Handbook for
Their Care , Preservation and Management . Oxford ... Museums Environment Energy .
Author: Gail Dexter Lord
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0742504069
Category: Architecture
Page: 462
View: 447
An essential resource for all museum professionals as well as trustees, architects, designers, and government agencies involved with the dynamic world of museums and galleries.
Museums , Environment , Energy , HMSO , London , 17 – 38 . Pearce , D . ( 1989
) Sustainable Development : The Implications of Sustainable Development for
Resource Accounting , Project Appraisal and Integrative Environmental Policy ...
Author: Peter Davis
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN: UOM:39015035749228
Category: Science
Page: 286
View: 215
The 'cabinets of curiosity' formed by early collectors were dominated by objects from the natural world, and this emphasis continued as museums evolved in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today, museums still store these collections of birds, mammals, fossils and shells - collections seen by many (even in the museum profession) to be outmoded and irrelevant. Yet at a time when the loss of biodiversity is seen as a major environmental issue, these collections, and the activities of curators of natural history material, have gained a new significance. Natural history museums worldwide have embraced a new philosophy with the conservation ethic at its heart. The rise of environmentalism in the 1960s, described here, generated new partners for museums; museums themselves becoming part of a wider environmental network. The author traces the impact of environmentalism on museums and the impact that it has had - and continues to have - on exhibitions, scientific research and educational programmes. Reference is made to the related topics of ecomuseums, zoos, aquaria and botanic gardens. Museum buildings and museum activities are subjected to an 'environmental audit' and policies are suggested which would make them more environmentally friendly.
While only a small step forward on the battlefield of climate change , it will
nevertheless alter the way that society and business operate for years to come .
Everything from energy generation and transport to product design and building
codes ...
The Road Museum in the Finnish National Road Administration ( FINNRA ) is
described . The Road Museum is a museum that preserves culturally , socially ,
or technically important historical bridges , road sections , and ferries in their
natural ...
Obituary Michelle Gluck 1933-1994 Michelle Gluck had a late and perhaps
unusual career in the museum world . ... Further copies are available from the
address below Museums Environment Energy Museums ' Environment Energy ,
edited ...
Author: Elijah Howarth
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015032242904
Category: Museums
Page:
View: 793
"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.
Comment A flexible approach to environmental controls will help museums cut
their carbon footprint I Mark Jones n most ... They can in conditioned cases or
under glass without - and should - follow examples the high energy consumption
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Author: Elijah Howarth
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015079674779
Category: Museums
Page:
View: 449
"Indexes to papers read before the Museums Association, 1890-1909. Comp. by Charles Madeley": v. 9, p. 427-452.
The Green Museum remains the leading handbook for museums seeking to learn ways to implement environmentally sustainable practices at their institutions.
Author: Sarah S. Brophy
Publisher: AltaMira Press
ISBN: 9780759123229
Category: Architecture
Page: 292
View: 664
The Green Museum remains the leading handbook for museums seeking to learn ways to implement environmentally sustainable practices at their institutions. This new edition features updated standards, techniques, and new case studies to help achieve these goals.
Author: American Association of Museums. Environmental CommitteePublish On: 1971
A Handbook for Education American Association of Museums. Environmental
Committee. Aims To learn that green plants must have energy from the sun and
space for growth , and to appreciate their vital importance as food , primarily , but
...
Author: American Association of Museums. Environmental Committee
Let this book introduce you to the topic if you’re new to it; or take you to the next level of performance if you’ve been doing this awhile.
Author: Sarah Sutton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780759124165
Category: Nature
Page: 170
View: 618
Growing public interest in environmental sustainability is a gift to historic sites and museums. It is an invitation to use our knowledge, collections, and sites to discuss how human practices and interactions with the environment in past were – and were not – environmentally sustainable. Being green still has a great deal to do with using less energy, buying less stuff, and recycling more, but now sustainability just as important in strategic planning, interpretation and public engagement. Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums details how to go green at every level of your organization Why is this important? Because it is no longer a choice; environmental awareness as an amenity has become climate awareness as a necessity. Seas and storms threaten historic coastal communities. Flooding increasingly threatens sites near rivers. What structural precautions, collections care changes, and insurance approaches should you take for the new normal? What self-sufficiencies must you develop? What role do you have in community responses? Let environmental sustainability change the way you operate, engage the community and fulfill your mission. Let this book introduce you to the topic if you’re new to it; or take you to the next level of performance if you’ve been doing this awhile. From one of the leading experts in the sustainability practices in museums, this book explains how engaging in sustainable practices will benefit not only the planet, but also the people you serve, your programs and even your profits. To demonstrate this, Sutton provides case studies from museums at the forefront of the green movement.
It also outlines a variety of ways in which wind power can be harnessed to meet
some of the country ' s energy needs . ... They inA FIELD GUIDE TO PACIFIC
clude Con Edison ' s Energy Museum in STATES WILDFLOWERS by Theo New
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Author: Wisconsin Environmental Education BoardPublish On: 1999
7198 ) 1999 Check one box that best describes your project : C general EE
forestry EE 1999-0062 Fox Cities Children's Museum Environmental Energy
Education Workshops Application Cover Page GENERAL INFORMATION Senate
District ...
... Help Art Museum toward Environmental Sustainability (VW r^ k« 'JUL TYNTEK,
synonym for eco-friendly, total energy ... on works of art, but it will also provide
budget relief while promoting a healthier environment by reducing energy use.
37–44 . the British Museum / MEG Ethnographic Conservation Bois , W.F. du (
1971 ) Textielvezels . Groningen : Wolters ... ( 1994b ) Museums Environment Energy . boorders ' , in Derde Nederlandse Symposium Hout- en London : HMSO
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Author: Foekje Boersma
Publisher: Archetype Publications
ISBN: UCSD:31822034779793
Category: Art
Page: 174
View: 619
Presenting the basic information necessary for the professional safekeeping of textile collections, this book provides useful information on preventive conservation issues for conservators and students.
PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES DURING ENERGY
EMERGENCIES 3. Widely recognized environmental standards for the yearround
conditions needed to avoid damage to collections in modern museums and
archives are 50 ...
Taking into account the above factors , the NCAC endorses the following
guidelines in situations of energy shortage : 1 . ... environmental standards for the
yearround conditions needed to avoid damage to collections in modern museums and ...
