by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Apr 11, 2019 | Workshops & Training
Up to 54% of museums and historic homes have reported damage from pests. Textiles, animal hides, taxidermy, wood works, natural fibers (like wool and feather), books, and paintings contain material that pests can exploit and do irreversible damage to. Having a good...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Dec 19, 2018 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings, Workshops & Training
Hosted by Insects Limited and the Indianapolis Museum of Art March 13 – 15, 2019 Insects Limited has been a long-time supporter of the IPM Working Group (IPM-WG) and we are excited to bring our 2019 program to the mid-west with meetings at the Insects Limited offices...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Dec 8, 2017 | Allied Organizations, Historic Sites & Structures, Workshops & Training
On November 16, Historic New England’s Haverhill, Massachusetts-based collection services team hosted a sold-out program on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for museum professionals, interested members, and colleagues from all over New England. The presentations...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Mar 22, 2017 | Historic Sites & Structures, Libraries & Archives, MuseumPests Working Group, Museums, Programming, Workshops & Training
Insects and vertebrate pests can do irreversible damage to objects of historic and artistic value. Preventing such damage is an essential element of best practice in collection care and requires the design and implementation of an Integrated Pest Management...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Nov 28, 2016 | Allied Organizations, Museums, Seminars
In May 2016, the Collections Care Group at the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a symposium focused on Integrated Pest Management. The CCG is an active group that seeks to “increase communication across departments and staff in order to improve our ability to care...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Feb 14, 2015 | Allied Organizations, Conferences
Read Pascal Querner’s review of MUSEUM PESTS 2014: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries, Archives and Historic Sites published inhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230715093509/http://www.e-conservation.org/issue-2/33-Museum-Pests-2014 To celebrate the ten...
