We like to say that Conserv offers simple, wireless environmental monitoring for collections—in museums, archives, historical properties, private facilities, or anywhere else. Here’s a basic overview of what that means and how it works. (For technical details,...
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...
As a Front-End Developer with Conserv, knowing that the work I’m doing will go to further the reach of mankind’s creativity and extend it to generations to come checks all of my boxes. Hey, I’m Alex Townley! I’m an Alabama native and a Birmingham resident of two and a...
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...