from International Conservation News -
Climate change and museum collections
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An important discussion - though on somewhat unfamiliar technical territory - which will determined the long-term viability of the profession as a whole.
To paraphrase one pertinent point from the discussion - if our current preservation work contributes to or hasten the depletion of the planet's resources, then for whom and which future generation are we preserving our heritage for?
And this was before the current financial meltdown. Now, there is a compelling reason to slash cost by reviewing energy consumption - issues of preservation vis-a-vis sustainability - within institutional contexts such as museums and archives (also see news story here).
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