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Safe Covid Cleaning Guide for Collections Webinar
ICS collaborated with Sydney Living Museums and Museums and Galleries NSW to present a webinar designed for owners and custodians of precious heritage items that...
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COVID-19 Precautions
COVID-19 Precautions ICS is closely tracking every new development and guidance related to COVID-19, with a view to caring for the safety of our clients,...
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Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, Response And Recovery
While lots of things will be permanently damaged or lost entirely after flood, fire or other disasters, it may be possible to salvage surviving furniture,...
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Heatstroke
Summer is a season we associate with the beach, a vital accessory for which these days is your hat and a tube of 50+ UV...
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Humidity
Relative humidity refers to the amount of water in the air relative to the amount of water it can hold before it reaches saturation point,...
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Light And Fade
Maintaining the value of artworks has a number of characteristics, not least the importance of limiting light damage, most evident in the fading of more...
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Writing a disaster response plan
Many people do not have plans for responding to disasters, or procedures for protecting their collections. As such, more damage can occur while attempting to...
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How Do I Look After...?
Working with mould-affected objects
Mould affected items can be unsafe to work with. Loose mould spores can become air-borne, leading to inhalation as well as cross-contamination with other objects. ...
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Ethnographic Objects
As always, the most important thing is to keep your items in a stable environment, one where the RH and temperature remain relatively constant throughout...
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