World Conservation and Exhibition Centre storage move : preparation for the large object move.

Type: Publication

ISSN: 1036-6210.

Place, publisher, year: [s. l.] : ICOM Committee for Conservation, Working Group on Ethnographic Materials, 2014

Collation: p. 12-16 ; illus. ; 30 cm

Subject corporate: World Conservation and Exhibition Centre (UK)

Subject museum: British Museum, London (UK)

Author: Tamura, Misa; Kevin, Philip; Kotonski, Verena.

Year: 2014.

Serial type: Article de magazine

Synopsis: The British Museum is undertaking a large redevelopment of its collection with the building of a new conservation and exhibition centre which will also house new conservation and science facilities and modern storage for the ethnographic collections that have been stored off-site. Objects in the off-site store are being condition-assessed, treated where necessary, prepared and packed to be housed in the new building. Due to time restrictions, conservation treatment was kept to a minimum.The article presents two case studies concerning canoes. The conservation project is nearing completion.

Description: réserves; collections ethnographiques; conservation; traitement; nettoyage.