What’s Happening? There is a rumour going around that CCI no longer cares about temperature and humidity specifications! Tha

TIM PADFIELD Abstract: Film in sealed metal cans is vulnerable to condensation damage during cooling for storage. Film in cardboar

Introduction Museums are faced with the challenge of preserving artifacts for the enjoyment and education of current and future ge

Tim Padfield August 21, 2007 Abstract For all our concern about the damage caused to art by the environment, there are no data whi

The search for an active system commenced in February 1978, when the Royal Ontario Museum held a workshop to explore practical way

Relative Humidity The relative humidity of the air is the RATIO of the actual amount of moisture in a volume o

1. CONDITIONING SILICA GEL OUTSIDE THE EXHIBIT CASE REMOVING MOISTURE The most efficient method of removing moisture is with heat.

Museum collections are one of a kind and contain some of the most cherished and valuable treasures around the world. It is apparen