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== Chapter 30: Evaluating Materials Used for Collection Storage==
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This chapter discusses the evaluation and testing of materials used in collection storage. The long term stability and health of collection materials may be affected by interactions with their environment – either through direct contact with their supports, or indirectly, through interactions with volatile substances in the air around them. A variety of sophisticated analytical techniques applied to the testing of materials considered for use in the collection environment is described, in addition to simpler, more affordable testing methods accessible to smaller institutions. The advantages and complications inherent in this range of procedures is discussed, along with suggestions for how to approach the choice of materials for proximity to collections.
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This chapter discusses the characteristics of various woods and their appropriateness for use in the museum environment. It examines the wide range of wood products in use in interior construction today, including engineered wood products such as plywood, veneers, and composite products such as particleboard, which contain high quantities of adhesives. The growing range of synthetic products increasingly used to replace structural wood in construction is explored. A description of potential hazards to museum artifacts posed by wood products and their synthetic substitutes is presented, accompanied by a discussion of mitigation strategies that have been used, such as the application of coatings, solid vapor barriers, sorbents, and ventilation. Issues of sustainability in choosing construction materials are discussed.
  
  

Revision as of 15:40, 5 September 2019

This content is excerpted from Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage (2019), Elkin and Norris, eds.

Chapter 31: Wood and Related Products

Pamela Hatchfield, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA

This chapter discusses the characteristics of various woods and their appropriateness for use in the museum environment. It examines the wide range of wood products in use in interior construction today, including engineered wood products such as plywood, veneers, and composite products such as particleboard, which contain high quantities of adhesives. The growing range of synthetic products increasingly used to replace structural wood in construction is explored. A description of potential hazards to museum artifacts posed by wood products and their synthetic substitutes is presented, accompanied by a discussion of mitigation strategies that have been used, such as the application of coatings, solid vapor barriers, sorbents, and ventilation. Issues of sustainability in choosing construction materials are discussed.


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