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 - Mission Possible: Navigating Collections Inventory from Planning to Execution (Conference Session, 2019)
- May 15, 2021
- Join this interactive discussion to learn how three collections specialists navigated the daunting yet exhilarating process of inventory. Each presenter successfully managed the planning and execution of their collection, varying in size from small t…
- Winter is Coming: Cold Storage for Photographs (Conference Session, 2019)
- May 15, 2021
- This session will present macro and micro views related to cold storage at two institutions: The Amon Carter Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2018, The Amon Carter expanded their photography vaults which required the relocation of 45,000…
- Off Site Storage: Build or Rent
- April 28, 2021
- Panel discusses the pros and cons of a museum having its own storage facility versus renting storage space from a fine arts warehouse.
- Fine Art Storage – An environmental and economical storage approach
- April 28, 2021
- Insight into how Hasenkamp has successfully planned for Fine Art Storage with the environment and budget in mind. Learn how to be sustainable and limit your carbon footprint in terms of Fine Art Storage.
- Flexible Cataloging for Enormous Collections
- April 28, 2021
- The Heny Ford musuem acquires a the entire collection of a local museum needing to close. The process consisted of assessing what types of objects were being acquired, physically moving it, reviewing the cataloging process, and how to maintain an ong…
- National Park Service Conserve-O-Gram
- April 19, 2021
- Short, focused leaflets about caring for museum objects
- Chicago Adventure, Part Two: Catalogue Dialogue
- May 29, 2013
- Watch Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series view the storage and cataloguing methods at The Field Museum.
- The Gem Room
- May 29, 2013
- Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series opens the vaults and unveils some of the shinier secrets from the Field Museum's geology collection.
- Secret Museum: Inside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Collection
- February 11, 2013
- Take a tour inside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's collection to view storage of the natural history collection and maritime artifacts.
- The Spririt Collection
- January 29, 2013
- Emily Graslie from the popular Brain Scoop series explores the oft forgotten wet specimen collection at the University of Montana in Missoula.
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