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Evolution of Monitoring Technology
Understanding the environment your collections are housed in is not a new concept. Curators and collectors have historically recognized that things like sun exposure,...
A Short History of Preventive Conservation
What is “preventive conservation?” Preventive conservation is an umbrella term within the preservation world that describes actions meant to prevent damage to cultural...
The Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring
The Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring for Collections?! We’ve long had the idea for a definitive guide to environmental monitoring for collections - the topic of...
Announcing a New Partner! FAIC’s Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP)
FAIC’s Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) and Conserv are partnering to help small and mid-sized museums manage their collection environments with confidence....
Preparing for the unexpected: the value of real-time environmental monitoring
An effective environmental monitoring program is about more than measuring the environment. There are many challenges that need to be overcome to properly protect a...
Team Conserv at the 2022 SMA Annual Conference
Conserv at the SMA Annual Conference I was fortunate to represent Conserv at the 2022 Small Museums Association (SMA) 38th Annual Conference this year in College Park...
Team Conserv at the 2022 AIC Annual Conference
Team Conserv recently joined over 1,000 conservation and collections care professionals at the 2022 AIC Annual Conference in Los Angeles, CA. The American Institute for...
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Maria Bastidas-Spence of the Conserv Community Board has a background in Conservation and Marketing and holds a MA in Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture from the...
Disaster Preparedness at the National World War II Museum
May 1 is Mayday, which was established by the Society of American Archivists and Heritage Preservation, now part of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, to raise...
Conserv Welcomes Dave Masom
The team at Conserv is growing! This week we are introducing: Dave Masom. He is our new Chief Product Officer. Before joining Conserv, Dave worked for seven years at Pack...
Conserv Welcomes Yadin Larochette
This week we are introducing Yadin Larochette, who is taking on the new role of president to help lead Conserv as we grow and continue to support the heritage preservation...
Conserv Welcomes Allison Lewis
The team at Conserv is growing! This week we are introducing: Allison Lewis. She is our new Conservation Liaison and an objects conservator. Before joining Conserv, Allison...
Using Fiji software for cultural heritage analysis
In this series of blogs we share the webinars organised by ConCode. Conserv is a sponsor of ConCode and our very own Melissa King is one of its founding members. Find more...
Conserv at the OZ Museum
How do you run environmental monitoring somewhere over the rainbow? Read this interview on how Conserv helped the OZ Museum do just that.
The Small Collections Monitoring Program – What is it?
M. Susan Barger of the Conserv Community Board introduces the Small Collections Monitoring Program (SCMP). Read on to learn about how you can trade in your old data loggers...
Windows to the past: Shutter conservation on the Winterthur estate
This guest blog about shutter conservation at the Winterthur estate features a summary of a Summer Work Project by Riley Cruttenden, a graduate fellow at the...
#AskAConservator Day – Conserv style!
What is #AskAConservator Day? The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) encourages a social media campaign using the hashtag #AskAConservator Day every year on November....
Conserv Welcomes Susan Barger
The team at Conserv is growing! This week we are introducing a member of our Community Board: M. Susan Barger, PhD. Susan has had a long career in conservation and...
Working On-Site from Far Away: Remote Environmental Monitoring with Conserv
This guest blog features a summary of research by Allison Kelley, a graduate fellow studying preventive conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art...
Environmental Monitoring for Teams: Shelburne Museum on Conserv
Preventive conservation isn’t just about having data. Environmental monitoring for teams and groups is essential. Conserv Cloud can help you!