by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Nov 22, 2016 | STASH Flash, STASHc News |
This year’s conference theme addresses treatment and collections care programs that are designed to prolong the lifetime of cultural property. Storage and support solutions sometimes avert the need for intervention, or enhance a complex treatment. The fourth annual...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Oct 31, 2016 | Allied Organizations, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Events, STASHc News |
Icon Textile Group Forum on Monday 27th March 2017The 2017 forum will be held on Monday 27th March at the Assembly Rooms in Bath (home to the Fashion Museum)In response to feedback from members it will include presentations on both a specific theme (see below) and on...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Jun 12, 2016 | STASH Flash, STASHc News |
By: Erika Range, Carolyn Leckie, Luci Cipera At the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) in Ottawa, we noticed that collections staff and volunteers are using a wide variety of materials to label their collections. Most seem to be the standard types of things like archival...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | May 7, 2016 | STASHc News |
Many museums display only a small fraction of their collection to the public. While collections in storage may be available for research, the need to increase access and promote relevance of collections has made visible storage of a larger portion of collections a...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Feb 2, 2016 | Events, STASH Flash, STASHc News |
The 2016 STASH Flash storage tips session at the Montreal annual meeting will have three themes:Building on the conference theme the first group of presentations offer solutions for emergency or disaster situations like flooding or earthquakes. Building on a topic...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Nov 17, 2015 | STASH Flash, STASHc News |
Devising storage solutions that mitigate damage to collections from both threats small and expected, and large and catastrophic is a core task for preservation professionals. Doing so in a way that makes use of an institution’s human, financial and material resources...