Resource Kit

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Well, that could have gone better

February 22, 2025

In a field where we pride ourselves on being as close to perfect as possible it can be a relief to know that we are not alone in making mistakes. Join our expert panelists Theresa Ketterer - Registrar and Collections Specialist at the Marianna Kistle…

Preserving the Past, Managing the Present: Project Management Software in the Conservation Lab

February 22, 2025

Finding the right software to use in a cultural heritage institution can often feel like fitting a square peg into a round hole. After many years of struggling with ill-equipped systems, the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts began thei…

Where are all of the dinosaur fossils kept?

December 3, 2012

Only a small percentage of dinosaur specimens in most major museum's are on public display. Take a look at the storage AMNH uses for their natural history collection

Muse Awards 2012: Behind the Scenes at Palm Beach Zoo

June 21, 2012

Muse Awards 2012: Behind the Scenes at Palm Beach Zoo by Cultural Council of Palm Beach County - A behind the scenes view of living collections.

Behind the Scenes: Field Museum with Bill Stanley-Catalogue Room

May 17, 2012

Take a behind the scenes tour of the Field Museum in Chicago with Chicago Parent's Carrie Kaufman and Bill Stanley of the Field Museum to view storage of the natural history collection.

Baseball's Opening Day - A View From The Vault

March 27, 2012

See the storage and object handling used at the National Baseball Hall of Fame for objects from Opening Day festivities in baseball history.

Behind the Scenes at Shelburne Museum - Evaluating the Costume Collection

November 9, 2009

Textiles historian Lynne Bassett visits the Shelburne Museum and leads an evaluation of the museum's costume collection. Includes a view of the storage of the textile collection.

Derya Golpinar excavates in the Tenement Museum Basement

October 30, 2009

Collections Manager Derya is looking for objects and artifacts between a modern and old wall in the basement of 97 Orchard Street. She explains what she's found.

Behind the scenes at the Kelsey Archaeology Museum

October 28, 2009

Go behind the scenes at the Kelsey Museum with curator/associate director Lauren Talalay to view storage of their archaeology collection.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry/Behind the Scenes

October 31, 2007

The Tribune visits the storage room of the Museum of Science and Industry, containing 40,000 items.

Welcome to the Photo Collection

September 4, 2007

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum

July 20, 2007