Archive | September, 2018

Spectrum 5.0: the UK collection management standard

Spectrum 5.0 Source: Collections Trust, UK What is Spectrum? Spectrum gives tried-and-tested advice on the things most museums do when managing their collections. Some of these are daily activities, such as moving objects around and updating location records. Others are occasional, like updating insurance cover. Spectrum calls all these activities procedures and there are 21 […]

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ICOM – International Council on Museums

ICOM – International Council on Museums The International Council of Museums is an international organisation of museums and museum professionals which is committed to the research, conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.

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Environmental Guidelines ICOM-CC and IIC Declaration

Environmental Guidelines: ICOM-CC and IIC Declaration Source: ICOM Committee for Conservation At the IIC congress in Hong Kong and the ICOM-CC conference in Melbourne in September 2014 the delegates discussed and agreed the following declaration – the conservation profession has come together and agreed a position on environmental guidelines.

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