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…

WiFi is a Problem We've laid out a pretty good case for why WiFi isn't a great solution for conservation-focused environmental monitoring. If you haven't got a chance to read the article yet, here's the summary. Collection spaces are large and WiFi coverage is difficult. No surprise there, but what's the solution for collections that want to remove all the hassle from their environmental…

This post is meant to capture a moment in time. Today. Our launch party. How did we get here, what have we built, where are we going?

What is Conservation?  To truly understand why conservation is important, we have to take a step back and talk about what conservation actually is. 

Austin has been caught between the hard science of numbers and the soft science of human decision making for his entire career. It started early with math team, moved to a degree in Sociology, and ended up here at Conserv empowering conservation professionals to do more with data.

Let's start with something controversial, environmental data collected from data loggers or sensors is pretty useless by itself. What's valuable is the ability to interpret the data and take some action to create environments that support the longevity of cultural objects.  That interpretation is handled by the software and by people working together to create a stable environment. Sensors are…

Nathan has always been fascinated by history, and especially by the artifacts that mark milestones in our past.  He grew up in Michigan, close to Detroit, the eldest child in a family that was closely connected to the auto industry.