This NPS Handbook provides policies, procedures, and guidance for the preservation, protection and care of all disciplines and materials represented in National Park Service collections. It covers the Scope of Collections Statement, professional ethics and a broad range of museum topics. These include museum storage, environment standards, biological infestation and integrated pest management, museum fire protection, security, emergency planning and preparedness, curatorial health and safety.
Keyword Searchable Museum Handbook, Part I: Museum Collections
- Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Ch. 1: NPS Museums and Collections 2006
- Ch. 2: Scope of Museum Collections 2003
- Ch. 3: Preservation: Getting Started 2012
- Ch. 4: Museum Collections Environment 2016
- Ch. 5: Biological Infestations 2014
- Ch. 6: Handling, Packing, and Shipping 1999
- Ch. 7: Museum Collection Storage 2012
- Ch. 8: Conservation Treatment 2012
- Ch. 9: Museum Fire Protection 2019
- Ch. 10 Emergency Planning 2019
- Fillable Risk Assessment Worksheet
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- Fillable Risk Assessment Worksheet
- Ch. 11: Curatorial Health and Safety 2003
- Ch. 12: Curatorial Funding, Staffing, and Reporting 1998
- Ch. 13: Museum Housekeeping 1998
- Ch. 14: Museum Security 2002 (Update in Progress)
Appendices
- A: Mandates and Standards for NPS Museum Collections 2000
- B: Accreditation 2006
- C: Professional Organizations and Societies 2000
- D: Code of Ethics 2006
- E: Scope of Collection Statement 2003
- F: NPS Museum Collections Management Checklists 1999
- G: Museum Firearms, Small Arms Ammunition, Munitions, and Artillery 2022
- H: Curatorial Health and Safety 2000
- I: Curatorial Care of Archeological Objects 2001
- J: Curatorial Care of Paper Objects 2003
- K: Curatorial Care of Textile Objects 2002
- L: Curatorial Care of Easel Paintings 2000
- M: Management of Cellulose Nitrate and Cellulose Ester Film 1999
- N: Curatorial Care of Wooden Objects 2002
- O: Curatorial Care of Metal Objects 2002
- P: Curatorial Care of Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Objects 2000
- Q: Curatorial Care of Natural History Collections 1999
- R: Curatorial Care of Photographic Collections 1996
- S: Curatorial Care of Objects Made from Leather and Skin Products 1996
- T: Curatorial Care of Biological Collections 2005
- U: Curatorial Care of Paleontological Collections 2005
Last updated: August 26, 2024