40663
Accession Number
13930
Title Of Journal Book
Environmental norms for Canadian museums, art galleries and archives
Volume
1979
Issue
5
Pages
44200
Collation
5, 5 p. ; 28 cm.
Publisher
National Museums of Canada. Canadian Conservation Institute = Musées nationaux du Canada. Institut canadien de conservation
Publisher City
Ottawa
ISBN
0-662-50400-3
Language Of Text
English; French
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
A summary of the environmental norms applicable to Canadian museums, art galleries, and archives is presented. Requirements of temperature, relative humidity, structural elements, air cleaning, recording and lighting are discussed, along with special considerations such as the movement of artifacts and lighting of display cases.
Keywords
Archive, climatology; Building, climatology; Museum, climatology; Museum, air conditioning; Museum, control environment; Museum, control dust; Museum, illumination; Museum, architecture building; Humidity, air climatology
pub_id
40663