Missouri Historical Society

The Missouri History Museum will assess the condition of its collections after nearly two decades of intense conservation, preservation, and storage development and ten years after moving into a newly opened facility for collection storage. The survey results will be used to set priorities for conservation treatments, to evaluate long-term storage and preservation needs, and to inform a plan for preparing artifacts and documents to be photographed for digitization and for use in future exhibitions. Consultants with specific conservation expertise will address paper-based items, photographs, films, three-dimensional objects, paintings, and textiles. They will also provide a two-day workshop designed to help staff convert the recommendations into a long-range plan.