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By some estimates, over 190 million historic objects in our collections are in need of conservation.  Want to avoid becoming another statistic?  Use the resources below to learn how to better store, conserve, exhibit, and interpret your collections to the public.

Collections & Archives: July 2011 Archives

By Scott Wands on July 26, 2011 11:02 AM Permalink Comments (0) TrackBacks (0)

Northern States Conservation Center: Resources You Can Use The HRC thanks Helen Alten, Conservator & CEO at The Northern States Conservation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, for serving as guest author for the following entry. Tools hung from unpadded nails. Historic dresses displayed on forms so short the hem drags on the ground with unpadded arms that hang loose. A hat placed at the neck of the gown. Accession numbers written on masking tape and stuck on the back of a varnished... Continue reading Northern States Conservation Center: Resources You Can Use.