Preventive Conservation

Preventive conservation describes research and interventions aimed at reducing deterioration rates and minimizing risks to collections.

Areas where the Working Group efforts are most usefully focussed are highlighted in the group’s themes (currently grouped under the following headings: Environment, Risk Management, Physical Forces, and Materials) which are reviewed and updated periodically. Relevance to these themes will be considered when ranking contributions to working group initiatives. The group will collaborate with COST D42 for the organisation of a meeting on showcases and with COST IE0601 on 'Managing environmental risks to wooden interiors and collections in historic buildings and churches', both in 2009. The group will also cooperate on the preparation of a book with COST D42 on showcases, to be published in 2010.