Authors: Ciaran Lavelle and Lizzie Miller
There are two approaches to conservation in museums.
Preventive conservation or collections care tries to prevent or reduce the effects of decay on a daily basis.
Interventive conservation seeks to stabilise, clean or support objects to ensure their survival and to aid the interpretation process.
This guide leads you through the conservation that it is safe for you to carry out yourself, as well as helps you to decide when to use a conservator.
Successful Basic Interventive Conservation (opens in a new tab)