Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

Index

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Caring for Cultural Material 2
In this volume:
– Textiles
– Leather
– Wood
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
– Metals
arrow Outdoor Collections
– Acknowledgments
Outdoor Collections
In this chapter:
arrow Objectives
– Introduction
– What is outdoor cultural material?
– What is outdoor cultural material made of?
– What are the most common types and causes of damage?
– Care of outdoor objects
– Australian survey of sculpture, monuments and outdoor cultural material — SMOCM — survey form
– Guidelines for use with survey form
– What you can do—general do’s and dont’s
– If damage has occurred, what should and shouldn’t be done?
– Outdoor cultural material in Australia’s climatic zones
– Self-evaluation quiz
– Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Outdoor Collections

Objectives

At the end of this chapter you should:

  • be aware of the need to care for outdoor cultural material;

  • have a basic understanding of the main causes of damage to objects in an outdoor environment; and

  • know the basics of caring for and maintaining outdoor cultural materials.

 

 

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