Hibernation –  Putting your Seasonal Museum “To Bed” for the Winter By Kathleen Watkin, MAS Museum Advisor With the end of the tourist season upon us, and the cold weather on its way, it

Types of Glass Plate Negatives Photographic glass plate negatives can be divided into two main categories: wet collodion process, and gelatin dry plates. Wet collodion process negatives were popular from approximately the mid-1850s

Does my Museum have the right UV filters on the windows? Is the relative humidity and/or temperature too high? Too Low? How can I better preserve the Museum’s collection? Look no further than the Museum

Mothballs are most commonly used to prevent insects, more specifically casemaking and webbing clothes moths, from eating animal-based textiles, such as wool and feathers. This is not to say that they won’t eat

This is the last post related to the Agents of Deterioration as defined by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) in Ottawa.  If you want to learn more about CCI, see their website or our April 29th

Many communities in Southern Saskatchewan have declared states of emergency as they deal with flooding due to high amounts of rain. In the event that your museum has been effected by flooding, we

As a continuation of our conservation series, we will be finishing off the final few Agents of Deterioration as defined by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) in Ottawa.  If you want to learn

Following its launch of the Digital Preservation Toolkit, the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is establishing an informal Digital Preservation Discussion Group to develop and share best practices in the preservation of digital

Video Editing and Publishing How-To-GuideCHIN commissioned the Ontario Museums Association (OMA) to produce a second how-to guide on digital storytelling. This latest guide provides step-by-step instruction on how to edit videos and publish

As a continuation of our summer conservation series, we will be finishing off the final few Agents of Deterioration as defined by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) in Ottawa.  If you want to