Confronting contemporary issues in museum practice, this collection provides a practical guide to all aspects of collections care.

Contributors cover a wide range of issues including:



conservation practice
the monitoring and control of light
relative humidity and atmospheric pollution
packing, handling and transportation of collections
storage and access to collections
biological infestation
disaster planning.

Including material and sources that have, up until now, not easily been available, students of museum studies and proffessionals within the industry now have this invaluable aid to their work.