Collection Management in Museums: Conservation, Risk Management, and Climate Control Protocols
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Collection management is increasingly defined by an operational triad: conservation decision-making, structured risk management, and evidence-based climate control. This analytical review synthesizes current standards and institutional guidance on preventive conservation and collection care, focusing on (a) climate parameters and monitoring protocols, (b) risk assessment and emergency preparedness, and (c) sustainability and ethics in stewardship. A narrative, criteria-driven synthesis was conducted across international standards (e.g., EN/ISO), professional handbooks used in museum engineering practice, and authoritative institutional guidance from museum and heritage bodies. Findings highlight that effective collection management depends less on universal “ideal” setpoints and more on (1) collection-specific vulnerability and acclimatization histories, (2) reliability and interpretability of monitoring data, and (3) integrated governance that connects facilities management with registration, conservation, security, and public access. The study proposes two practical tools for implementation: a comparative climate-control parameter table by material class and a role-based risk management matrix. Recommendations emphasize tiered, risk-based climate control; energy-aware environmental strategies; formalized incident response workflows; and ethical collection governance addressing provenance, repatriation, and access-versus-preservation trade-offs.
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