Resource Kit

Resource Submission

Have a resource you would like to submit for our Resource Kit? Submit using the form below: 

ARCS Website Resource Submission Form (opens in a new window)

*Please note: All resources submitted will be reviewed by the Educational Resources Sub-Committee prior to posting. 

Instructions

1. Active Members of ARCS should sign into their account before accessing our Resource Kit to ensure they have full access to all of our resources. 
2. To filter our resources by Subject select one of the primary subject areas above.  
3. If you would prefer to filter our resources by Type, or narrow down your selected Subject area by Type, select the type of resource you would like to view. 
4. Resources can also be filtered by Resource Tags which are located on the right hand side of the screen. 

Please note: While selecting the desired facet(s), the list of options narrows down in real time based on the matches that contain all selected choices.

LED Lighting in Today's Museums: Scott Rosenfeld

June 1, 2024

The Lunder Conservation Center held a one day symposium on March 1, 2013 on the use of LED lighting in museum collections. A series of presentations and panel discussions from museum and lighting specialists took place over the course of the day. Se…

ARCSchat March 2022 Future-Proofing Intent in Time-Based Media

March 1, 2022

ARCSchat February 2, 2021: Installing the Butterfly Effect: Talking Collab w/ PACCIN & Art Pro Net

February 2, 2021

Now, more than ever, our profession requires unprecedented levels of collaboration and trust across staff, institutions, and professions in order to function. With this in mind, #ARCSchat collaborates with two other chats/podcasts representing the in…

Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience (Conference session, 2017)

October 4, 2020

Video from 2017 ARCS conference presentation, discusses lighting tactics and upgrades employed at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum

Nick Cave: Sojourn—Behind-the-Scenes Installation Footage

June 6, 2013

Installation footage from the 2013 Nick Cave exhibition at the Denver Art Museum

Jim Nutt: Back to Front

January 29, 2011

A preparator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago shares notes artist Jim Nutt left on the back of his artworks.

Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition

May 9, 2010

Preparing the gowns for the First Ladies Exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Behind The Scenes at The National Media Museum

January 1, 2010

Brief introduction to the behind the scenes preparations at the Nation Media Museum ahead of the 2009 temporary exhibitions

Sebastiano Mainardi: The Science of Art Installation

September 6, 2007

The Indianapolis Museum of Art invited the public to paint reproduction panels of an altarpiece as conservators work on the real thing.