Workshop-2: Preventive Conservation of Museum Objects

Preventive Conservation is the mitigation of deterioration and damage to cultural property through the formulation and implementation of policies and procedures for the following: appropriate environmental conditions; handling and maintenance procedures for storage, exhibition, packing, transport, and use; integrated pest management; emergency preparedness and response; and reformatting/duplication. Preventive conservation is an ongoing process that continues throughout the life of cultural property, and does not end with interventive treatment.

The purpose of the workshop is to discuss and practice the risk management approach to conservation of collections. The workshop reviewed the risk management concept and its various current interpretations and applications in the field of cultural heritage. The aim of this workshop was to touch upon some of the basic principles of preventive conservation especially of textile objects. This has been designed in interactive manner with the resource persons from the field of conservation and textile museum experts to make people aware of its importance.

Inauguration of Workshop: Lighting of Lamp by Shri Sanjay Kothari, Secretary to the President; Smt. Anjali B.M. Bakshi, Joint Director and I/c Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum; Dr. Anamika Pathak, Chairperson, TCRC; Mr. Pankaj Protim Bordoloi, Education Officer, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum

Inauguration session of Workshop

Museum Visit to identify textile materials & causes & mechanism of textile damage

Practical session: Rolling of flat textile objects on rollers for storage in Museum

Discussion and examining of feedback and outcome of workshop by Smt. Anjali B.M. Bakshi, Joint Director and I/c Museum and Dr. Anamika Pathak, Chairperson- TCRC

Certificate distribution to the Participants