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.

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.

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 your collection.  That interpretation is handled by the software and by people working together to create a stable environment. Sensors are…

Collections professionals are quiet heroes. Every day, all over the world, millions of collections professionals spend their days taking care of art and cultural collections. Many of these people have the title conservator, most don't. It's a diverse group in terms of background, experience, title, and skill level.