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...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Jan 17, 2016 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings
Sponsored by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History March 16 – 18, 2016 The Integrated Pest Management Working Group (IPMWG) is grateful to long-time supporter Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History for hosting the 2016 meeting. These proceedings will build...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Apr 24, 2015 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings
IPM-WG Meeting Day 2 & 3 Summary The second and third days of the 2015 IPM Working Group meeting hosted by the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute continued with return to the standard meeting format of discussing the usage and needs of...
by Rachael Perkins Arenstein | Apr 24, 2015 | MuseumPests Working Group, WG Meetings
IPM Working Group Meeting 2015 Day 1 – March 18 The three day meeting started with a lecture in the Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) Theater by two founding members of the IPM Working Group: Rachael Perkins Arenstein, IPM Working Group Co-Chair and Leon Zaks, Zaks...