Environmental Management: Guidelines for Museums and Galleries (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management)

Cassar, May

ISBN 10: 0415105595 / ISBN 13: 9780415105590

Published by Routledge, 1994

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Seller Inventory # rev2670285875

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental Management: Guidelines for Museums and Galleries (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415105595
• ISBN 13: 9780415105590
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 610 grams

About this title

Synopsis

The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an appropriate museum environment for both collections and people.
The book emphasises the need for planning and places the environmental needs of museum collections at the forefront of the responsibilities of museum managers. May Cassar stresses the role of the building as the first line of defence against environmental instability, recognising the importance of regular environmental monitoring and control, and the division of museum spaces into critical areas housing collections and non-critical areas accommodating offices, cafes and communal spaces.
Environmental Management presents a strategic approach to environmental management, in contrast to the piecemeal approach to environmental monitoring and control still practised by many museums. However, rather than providing ready solutions and rigid rules, the book introduces principles and ideas on which to base decisions about creating the appropriate environment.

About the Author

May Cassar