Exhibitions

Conserving Collections: Problems and Solutions

May 1, 1984 – August 31, 1984

National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC

1st Floor, Pendulum Area

See on Map Floor Plan

See objects illustrating a variety of conservation problems, from a baby's jacket faded by light to a tarnished candlestick and an example of cracked glass. Prevention, at home and in museums, is stressed and some remedies are discussed.

Organized by members of AMSTA, the Association of Museum Specialists and Technicians, the exhibit coincides with the June 1984 meeting of the American Association of Museums.