Routledge - The Museum Environment Revisited Book

The Museum Environment Revisited is an essential text for professionals and students in the heritage sector. Published by Routledge, this work serves as a modern reimagining of Thomson's seminal text, providing updated guidance on managing GLAM environments in the 21st century. The book offers a deep look into collection care fundamentals and the preservation environment. Readers will learn about storage issues and decision-making processes through contributions from various experts working in heritage fields. It covers the principles and techniques required to control environments to minimize and mitigate agents of deterioration, such as light, air pollution, and relative humidity. Additionally, the text describes methods for data collection, analysis, and remediation to help protect valuable collections.