Management and Conservation Measures in Reserves

COURSE IN SPANISH This course is aimed at those workers in cultural institutions who are in charge of the custody of heritage collections. In this course, you will learn about the deterioration of the collections, how storage can prevent conservation problems, how to evaluate storage spaces, needs, equipment and the environment, and how to plan the space and systems so that they are better for preservation long term of cultural objects. CONTENT SESSION 1 - General aspects of the storage of a collection in a reserve - Basic principles of collection documentation 1. Works identification sheet 2. Numerical Assignment 3. Marking of works 4. Internal and external movements of works 5. Conservation guides SESSION 2 deterioration agents SESSION 3 - Evaluation of the collection and its storage needs - Evaluation of the installation or current storage space - ReOrg method of ICCROM SESSION 4 Norms and requirements for storage space 1. Allocation of space and resources for storage 2. Storage criteria SESSION 5 Standards and requirements for storage equipment and containers 1. Storage units 2. Classification and placement of objects SESSION 6 Environmental conditions and anthropogenic factors SESSION 7 maintenance and cleaning - Disaster prevention and control SESSION 8 - Visitable reservations - Conclusions