What's an appropriate temperature for your collection? Seems like a simple question! We've been putting this question in front of collections professionals for the past few weeks. The main answer we've gotten is that, well, "it depends." No surprise. If you don't read any further know that we've launched "Levels" in Conserv Cloud so that you, as a first step, can set and evaluate environmental…

COVID-19 is a good time to talk about disaster preparedness As a team we just had a conversation about how we should talk about this challenge without minimizing the human suffering of what's going on right now, and here's our messaging, "When the situation is bad, we should do what we can to not make it worse." That's our perspective, and that's what our solution provides.

If you're not 100% sure what environment is appropriate for your collection, you're not alone. Making sense of the various recommendations is a difficult task. You can go look at the standards, 46-60 RH, 68-72 Temp, but is that really most appropriate for your unique circumstances. Perhaps another way to look at the problem is to start with real data and work backwards.

As a Front-End Developer with Conserv, knowing that the work I’m doing will go to further the reach of mankind’s creativity and extend it to generations to come checks all of my boxes.

Storage spaces are difficult to monitor. Some of your collection lives in storage, maybe most of your collection. Environmental monitoring for storage is important, and Conserv makes it easy.

Having great environmental monitoring in place is a first step in getting your collection ready to take a loan, to run a special exhibit, and to improve your visitor experience.

Ellen Orr, our collections consultant, and Sara Cannon, our chief experience officer, went to the Association of Registrars and Collection Specialists Conference in Philadelphia. We sent them to learn about the life of Registrars and collections specialists and how we can better help them. Here are some of their takeaways.

Hello! I'm Ellen Orr, the new Collections Consultant here at Conserv! I've been working in the collections field for about six years now; I have a deep love and appreciation for all things collection care! Here is a little bit about me.

Here at Conserv, one of our passions is to continuously acquire and share knowledge. We sent our CxO Sara Cannon to the Southeastern Museums Conference with that goal in mind. Here are three takeaways she came home with: I can’t express how amazing SEMC was. Everyone there was so friendly and knowledgeable. I was able to deepen my understanding of conservation and the museum world. Here are a few…

I’ve always believed that art is the window to humanity’s soul. Art, artifacts, objects - anything that touches the pulse of mankind - is precious to society and needs be preserved for future generations. This preservation has been a particularly tough challenge over the course of time. There are so many aspects of conversation that needs the utmost of scientific detail and attention in order to…