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NAGPRA Update 2024
January 12, 2024
Updates to the NPS website about NAGPRA, including new templates and guidance, published on Friday, January 12, 2024. Join Melanie O'Brien for a tour of the changes and new documents. *Session was re-recorded on January 18, 2024, due to technical iss…
Moving Diego Rivera’s Pan American Unity: Lessons Learned on a Monumental Scale - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)
January 8, 2024
Session Review by Shirley Villalobos
Managing Previously Unmanaged Collections: A Practical Guide for Museums
January 2, 2024
Managing previously unmanaged collections can be challenging. The process of securing the collection and making it accessible needs the mindset of a collections manager as well as the one of a project manager. The target audience are museum professio…
This strange “paint disease” is putting Georgia O’Keeffe paintings at risk
January 2, 2024
some 70 percent of all oil paintings have deterioration associated with metal carboxylate soaps to varying degrees
ARCS Courier Decision Tool
January 2, 2024
ARCS has developed a Courier Decision Tool that promotes a series of guidelines for decision making when considering how to use a courier for the safe travel of objects during the time of COVID-19 and beyond. The Courier Decision Tool is a means to s…
"I make my parlor orderly" - Creating a Comprehensive Baseline Catalog at the Emily Dickinson Museum - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)
December 22, 2023
Session review by Emily Stegner
Artists' Signatures Database
December 20, 2023
Using Artists’ Signatures, you can browse or search artist names, monograms and signature examples to verify, authenticate and discover how the artist signs his/her work of art. Every artist profile contains reference information cited from a referen…
Conservation & Art Materials Encyclopedia Online
December 20, 2023
he Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO) is a database that compiles, defines, and disseminates technical information on the distinct collection of terms, materials, and techniques used in the fields of art conservation and histo…
Light Damage Calculator
December 20, 2023
The light damage calculator provides an estimate of the fading of colours exposed to light, based on the best available data.
Basic Condition Reporting
December 20, 2023
A good condition report is one of the cornerstones of documentation for any piece in a museum collection. Do you know the condition of the pieces in your collection? Can those pieces be exhibited or loaned? Do they need conservation? There are many r…
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