Resource This advice sheet defines the concept of environmental monitoring in museums and explains why it is important. It illustrates the importance of making notes and keeping records as an investment in future planning.
Resource ICON, the Institute of Conservation, is the lead voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK. It provides the recognised source for finding professionally qualified conservator-restorers in the UK and Ireland: Conservation Register at ICON.
Resource This guide provides a practical foundation to understanding ‘preventive’ and ‘interventive’ conservation of collections. It highlights the decay mechanisms affecting objects in museums and explains how to monitor them and what to do to make sure that objects have as long a life as possible.
Resource This resource introduces environmental monitoring and outlines how to identify your museum’s environmental requirements.
Resource This resource from South West Museum Development Programme has been developed to guide museums through the process of developing a collections care and conservation plan.