Greetings all:

 

Here are some resources for those who are interested and/or working in this area.

 

Last November the Kilgarlin Center at the University of Texas School of Information in partnership with The Getty Conservation Institute, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the UT Center for Sustainable Development of the UT Department of Architecture and others, sponsored a two-day symposium: “From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments”.  There were a number of excellent presentations at the symposium.  A number of the speakers are at the forefront of research and developing applications in this area.     Additional work in this area is being done at the Centre for Sustainable Heritage at the University College London.  The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter, Volume 22, Number 1, 2007 devotes the entire issue on preventive conservation, sustainability and environmental management.  The issue is available on-line at the Getty website: www.getty.edu in the “Conservation” section.

 

Wendy

 

Wendy Claire Jessup

Wendy Jessup and Associates, Inc.

Care of Cultural Property

933 N. Kenmore Street, Suite 323

Arlington, VA 22201

(703) 522-2801

Fax: (703) 522-2802

www.collectioncare.com

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gayle
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: Going Green?

 

With the talk about global warming and reducing one's carbon footprint, A) what steps has your institution taken to "Go Green," and B) what steps have you taken, if any, to help raise the public consciousness on the same topic?

 

Seems to me, with the rechargeable battery flashlight shining on this topic, it would be a good thing for all museums to do part A and some museums to do part B.

 



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