Conservator Hacks

Conservator Hacks

Jane Dalley, the professional conservator who formerly ran the AMM's Cultural Stewardship Program (CSP), wrote a series of articles called "Conservator Hacks" for the newsletter.

We felt that her articles were great resources that should be on our website, so here they are (they are listed from oldest to newest):

2019

Top Five Facts About Clothes Moths (February 6, 2019)

Archival "quality"? Really? (February 21, 2019)

Flood-casting: Part 1 (March 7, 2019)

Flood-casting: Part 2 Includes a list of FREE, helpful apps (March 21, 2019)

Re-Orging (April 09, 2019)

The Pool Noodles Are Back! (May 29, 2019)

Suppliers List Part 2 (June 20, 2019)

Yes, but is it acid-free? (July 21, 2019)

Surveillance on the Cheap (October 22, 2019)

2020

When the Rubber Meets the Collection (January 22, 2020)

Asbestos (March 4, 2020)

Surviving COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)

Flood Outlook (April 3, 2020)

Update on 2020 Spring Flood Potential (April 20, 2020)

COVID-19 (April 30, 2020)

Flood Advice (July 2, 2020)

CODE RED! (November 16, 2020)

2021

Humidity and Pollutants (February 17, 2021)

Conservator Hack for February 17, 2021

Silver Polishing (March 3, 2021)

Conservator Hack (March 18, 2021)

Freezers; upright or chest? (April 8, 2021)

Using a Freezer for Pest Control (April 20, 2021)

Reimagining via ReOrg (May11, 2021)

Cold Storage of Unstable Materials (May 26, 2021)

Covers for Outdoor Artifact Storage  (June 9, 2021)

Reducing the Effects of Wildfires (July 7, 2021)

Using Heat for Fumigation (July 21, 2021)

Caring for Old Newspapers (August 11, 2021)

You Can't Know Too Much About Insects - Really! (August 25, 2021)

It's a Match! (September 10 & 21, 2021)

Silver Polishing Made Fun! (November 4, 2021)

(More) Silver Polishing Made Fun! (November 18, 2021)

Pool(noodle)ing Our Resources (December 2, 2021)

Holiday Safety Tips (December 16, 2021)