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What to Expect When You’re Expanding: Pitfalls, Solutions, and How to Manage Your Move

April 28, 2021

This session provides insights for those about to embark on a move project or those already in the midst of one.

On Preparing Successful IMLS Grant Applications

April 28, 2021

Participatory session that explores the strategies, logistics, and best practices involved in preparing successful IMLS grant applications for museum collections projects

Collection Care with Materials Substitution in Thailand

November 3, 2017

Some archival products have been found whose qualities are as good as the imported ones and meet international standards. QSMT conservators agreed to use these materials in collection management, significantly reducing the museum’s budgeted expenditu…

Acquiring, Exhibiting, and Caring for Contemporary Art Installations (Conference session, 2015)

November 15, 2015

Slides from 2015 ARCS presentation, highlights the challenges of recent large scale contemporary art installation management at The Museum of Modern Art

All Over the Map: Collection Management Issues for Works in Public Places (Conference session, 2015)

November 15, 2015

Slides from 2015 ARCS presentation, identifies areas of concern for anyone who manages objects located in public places

Successful Implementation of Vibration Control During Museum Construction Projects (Conference session, 2015)

November 15, 2015

Slides from 2015 ARCS presentation, discusses the methods to successfully protect museums and artwork from vibrations caused by construction

Guidelines for the Care of Larger Working Historic Objects

January 1, 2018

Guidelines for the care and preservation of large working objects.

Leveraging AI Image Recognition for Increased Accessibility and Searchability of Museum Collections. (A Mead Art Museum Case Study) - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

December 19, 2023

Session review by Timothy Chung Collections Specialist National Building Museum

Moving Diego Rivera’s Pan-American Unity: Lessons Learned on a Monumental Scale - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

December 19, 2023

Session review by Claudia Corrales

Responding Creatively to Public Art Theft - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

December 19, 2023

Session review by Danielle Galván Gomez

When the Wrecking Balls are Coming: Relocating 100,000 Works on Paper - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

December 19, 2023

"I make my parlor orderly" - Creating a Comprehensive Baseline Catalog at the Emily Dickinson Museum - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

December 22, 2023

Moving Diego Rivera’s Pan American Unity: Lessons Learned on a Monumental Scale - Session Review (Conference Session, 2023)

January 8, 2024