Caring for Collections

BCMA’s Brain offers a collection of learning resources suitable for museums of all shapes and sizes. The Caring for Collections section was created by the BC Museums Association in 2014.

Help keep our collective Brain active and growing by sharing your ideas for new resources and innovative practices: BCMAbrain@museumsassn.bc.ca

Essentials

• Caring for Collections
• Caring for Sacred and Culturally Sensitive Objects
• Caring for Digital Collections
• Caring for Glass
• Caring for Metal
• Caring for Paintings
• Caring for Paper
• Caring for Photographs
• Caring for Scrapbooks
• Caring for Stone
• Caring for Textiles
• Caring for Wood
• Collections Rationalization
• Labeling your Collections

Thank You

These resources are from organizations around the world. However, three deserve special mention for allowing us to use their content:

• Te Papa Tongarewa [The National Museum of New Zealand]
• SHARE Museums East, UK
• The Canadian Conservation Institute

This project was funded in part by the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
« Ce projet est financé en partie par le Programme d’aide aux musées du ministère du Patroimoine canadien. »