Hello Margo, There have been 2 excellent responses I wanted to pass on that might help you move forward. This first one comes from Suzanne Quigley: My first advice would be to contact my insurance broker and explain the situation and ask for their ...
I think it is better to be safe than sorry. My recommendation would be to drill a hole in the bottom and drain the can and rinse it with water before accessioning and storage. Since the point is to document the special beer my guess is the information ...
My suggestion is to empty and wash the can before accessioning and/or displaying it. If it's going to be displayed for any length of time, or if its significance warrants, I'd ask for two cans so that one can be kept safe in storage while the other is ...
Our field is increasingly recognizing the need to engage source communities with the preservation of their material culture. Over the past year, as part of an undergraduate senior thesis in Art Conservation ...
Helping Puerto Rican Heritage Ingrid A. Neuman, Rhode Island School of Design and Cesar Pineiro, Fine Arts International In early February 2019, thirteen conservators and conservation students [1] ...
The “Digital Imaging Workflow for Treatment Documentation” used by the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress is now available online: https://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/ImageDoc/ ...
A little over two years ago, ECPN published a blogpost entitled "Getting to Know AIC and FAIC." The post summarized the different roles and structures of AIC and FAIC for newcomers to the field and other ...