Here at Conserv, we’re always amazed by the ingenuity of the profession we serve. Conservators are an innovative bunch, always looking for new solutions to problems. In our day to day we focus on building great tools for preventive conservation, but it turns...
What’s an appropriate temperature for your collection? Seems like a simple question! We’ve been putting this question in front of collections professionals for the past few weeks. The main answer we’ve gotten is that, well, “it depends.”...
COVID-19 is a good time to talk about disaster preparedness As a team we just had a conversation about how we should talk about this challenge without minimizing the human suffering of what’s going on right now, and here’s our messaging, “When the...
If you’re not 100% sure what environment is appropriate for your collection, you’re not alone. Making sense of the various recommendations is a difficult task. You can go look at the standards, 46-60% RH, 68-72 Temp, but is that really most appropriate for...
Storage spaces are difficult to monitor. Some of your collection lives in storage, maybe most of your collection. Environmental monitoring for storage is important, and Conserv makes it easy for our customers to do it. Storage doesn’t get a lot of foot traffic...
