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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
At CONSERV we care about collections AND the people who care for collections. In this series of blogs we dive into the stories of some of our favorite customers, what...
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
At CONSERV we care about collections AND the people who care for collections. In this series of blogs we dive into the stories of some of our favorite customers, what...
Conserv Welcomes Claire Winfield
The team at Conserv is growing! This week we are introducing: Claire Winfield. She is our new Conservation Liaison and a painting conservator. Before joining Conserv, Claire...
Wireless Environmental Monitoring for Museums: “Keep doing what you’re doing”
At CONSERV we care about collections AND the people who care for collections. In this series of blogs we dive into the stories of some of our favorite customers, what...
Art in the bathroom? Examining a microclimate to inform household exhibitions
This guest blog features a summary of research on the microclimates affecting art in the bathroom by Margalit Schindler, a graduate fellow studying preventive conservation...
Conserv’s new environmental monitoring mobile app
When you work in a museum, archive, library, or gallery, you can count on spending a pretty significant amount of time away from your desk. Why wouldn't you? Being able to...
Integrated Pest Management Software Released to the Wild!
Did you know Conserv Cloud has integrated pest management software too? Track your envrionmental metrics and pests all in the same place!
Tips for Grant Funding Environmental Monitoring Projects
Our guest blogger is Maddie Cooper. She is a National Endowments for the Humanities Graduate Fellow in Preventive Conservation at the Winterthur/University of Delaware...
Finding the Poetry in Library Environmental Monitoring
While caring for the special collections at the University of Arizona Poetry Center Library, Sarah Kortemeir worries about relative humidity, data loggers and environmental monitoring—while also serving as the library’s director. Read about how Conserv helps her monitor the collections, so she has more time to do what she does best.
Environmental monitoring upgrade: Paleolithic collections, not equipment!
Jun Ebersole is a paleontologist at McWade Science Center in Alabama, but for years, he was using outdated and unreliable monitors in his collections management and environmental monitoring. Now, the only thing archaic in his collections facility are the fossils, not the tools he’s using to preserve them!
Conserv Welcomes Ana Martins
Meet Ana Martins, who is helping Conserv with research partnerships and developing connections with cultural institutions in Europe.
Meet 1909 DIGITAL: The agency who “gets” culture!
1909 DIGITAL brings with them a rich background in museum experience and a deep understanding of the preservation challenges we face.
Conserv: Powered by Your Insights
To create effective preventive conservation tools, Conserv takes input/feedback very seriously, and uses it to continually upgrade the user experience.