In 2007, UNESCO forged a three-year partnership with ICCROM for the “Preventive Conservation of Endangered Museum Collections in Developing Countries.” The focus of this partnership was on thedocumentation of collections and access to storage in museums.
Objectives
UNESCO and ICCROM wish to combine their know-how, experience and networks in order to contribute significantly to museum capacity in ensuring conservation and access to their collections. In particular, UNESCO and ICCROM identified the following key areas:
Documentation systems
Improve museum skills and provide tools to analyze improve and update their documentation system in order to facilitate the museum activities of conservation, research and education, as well as to prevent theft and illicit traffic.
Museum storage
Improve museum skills and provide tools to analyze and improve conditions of collections in storage in order to ensure their long-term conservation and use.
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