Materials Conservation

Links - Conservation in Cyberspace

Here are some useful addresses of conservation sites on the Internet.

Within Australia:

Australian Institute of Conservation of Cultural Materials (AICCM). Australia's principal materials conservation organisation
Australian Museums Online (AMOL). A good source of conservation information and fact sheets
National Gallery of Australia Conservation Department. Have a look at the good FAQs page for care of textiles, paintings and paper materials
Conservation Courses at the University of Melbourne. The Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation offers a range of post-graduate courses in the conservation of art and artefacts

International Organisations:

Other Useful Sites:

Conservation Heritage Information Network. A great resource of references and bibliographic search facility
Conservation On Line (COOL). Based at Stanford University, this is one of the best conservation sites on the internet with lots of useful information for the layperson and links to many organisations
Museums and Galleries Commission, UK. Good information sheets with practical advice
American Institute of Conservation (AIC). Good advice pages on care of your archives and art
Getty Conservation Institute
Canadian Conservation Institute
UK Institute of Conservation (UKIC)
Smithsonian Institution's Museum Support Centre

Natural History Conservation

Canadian Museum of Nature Collection Conservation. Good explanation of the factors that cause deterioration to natural science specimens
U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Washington. An interesting feature on profiling their vast collections
Federation for Natural Science Collections Research. This has links to a number of important natural science collection management groups
Society for the Preservation of Natural Science Collections. This page from SPNHC is a comprehensive outline of the issues concerning preservation of Natural Science Collections.