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  • 1.  Humidity and Temperature Standards

    Posted 08-07-2025 10:55 AM

    Hi all,

    I work at a historic house museum that also houses a fine art collection. I am doing research on environmental standards and have been hearing that the AAM has been doing research on updating the current standards due to global warming and extreme temperatures, particularly in the case of museums that are located in historic buildings. I was hoping that someone could guide me to some of this research or some articles about the research as most of what I am finding is five or more years old.

    Thanks so much.



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    Valerie Cecil
    Registrar
    Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
    Nashville TN
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  • 2.  RE: Humidity and Temperature Standards

    Posted 08-08-2025 09:59 AM
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    Valerie:

    This is an issue that is also being dealt with by the conservation community.  Please see attached the feature article, "Managing Museum Environments: Reconsiderations, Reflections, and Resources," from the April 2025 (Vol. 50 #2) issue of AIC NEWS.  A lot of research has been done over the years dealing with preserving collections in historic house museums where the house itself is one of the biggest objects.  Thankfully, there are a lot of really good resources out there.  For a start, you might want to check out CCI's Climaspec (https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/climate-guidelines/climaspec.html).

    Best.

    Sue Maltby, Conservator, IIC Fellow
    Maltby & Associates Inc.
    Adjunct Professor, Museum Studies Program/Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
    174 Spadina Ave., #508
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5T 2C2




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  • 3.  RE: Humidity and Temperature Standards

    Posted 08-08-2025 10:33 AM

    Thank you for the links, Susan. I will check those out. 



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    Valerie Cecil
    Registrar
    Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
    Nashville TN
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