26487
Editor
Rose, Carolyn L.; Williams, Stephen L.; Gisbert, Julio
Title Of Article Chaper
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the care and preservation of natural history collections
Title Of Journal Book
Simposio internacional y primer congreso mundial sobre preservación y conservación de colecciones de historia natural, libro del congreso, volumen 3 = International symposium and first world congress on the preservation and conservation of natural history
Pages
217-226
Reference Bibliography
5 refs.
Publisher
Comunidad de Madrid. Conserjeria de Educacion y Cultura; Ministerio de Cultura. Direcion General de Bellas Artes y Archivos
Publisher City
Madrid
ISBN
84-7483-913-0
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English; Spanish
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International Symposium and First World Congress on the Preservation and Conservation of Natural History Collections
Meeting City
Madrid
Meeting Country
Spain
Abstract
Past and present initiatives of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) committees that relate to the study and conservation of Natural History collections are summarised. Also discussed is the role ICOM could play in the future to increase awareness among curators and conservators concerning the many problems existing in this field.
Keywords
conservation policy; International Council of Museums; natural history sp
pub_id
26487
Meeting Date
19920510-19920515