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 | Mar 21, 2017 | Libraries & Archives, WG Meetings
I was delighted to have the privilege of representing Columbia University Libraries at the 2017 Integrated Pest Management Working Group meeting, hosted by Winterthur Museum. Colleagues from Columbia University Libraries have participated in many past IPM working...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Feb 7, 2017 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings
Sponsored by Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library March 15 – 17, 2017 This year’s host institution, Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, is fairly new to the fold of the Integrated Pest Management Working Group (IPM-WG). We are grateful for their willingness...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Nov 23, 2016 | Allied Organizations
The International IPM conference was this year hosted by the spectacular Louvre in the centre of Paris. The organising committee was made up of museum and cultural heritage professionals from several prominent institutes in Paris. The conference was a...
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...