Articles

Assessment of the Management of Museum Storage Units at The National Museum of Tanzania: Reality and Challenges

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Museum storage units are crucial in protecting and preserving the museum’s precious collections in the most effective and efficient way. A well planned and organized storage system not only increases the level of preservation but also helps in organizing the collections it hosts (NPS Museum Handbook, 2012).  However, many museums across the globe are faced with challenges of improper and ineffective storage units hence risking the safety and security of museum objects.  As such, the museums’ essential roles and functions including research, exhibitions, conservation, acquisition and education are hampered. Based on in-house research, this paper explores the reality of collections’ storage units and systems at the national Museum of Tanzania (NMT) which has been in existence since 1940.  During data collection, methods including Museum Storage Survey Method (MSSM) and Desktop Works Method (DWM) were applied to collect information for the study.

Agents of Deterioration of Organic Museum Objects and Their Management: A Review

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Museums stored a number of objects which shows our cultural and natural heritage. These heritage materials are rich source of educative materials and are organic in nature. After a passage of time these collection become deteriorate due to some agencies.
Organic objects are of immense importance, that’s why their protection and preservation are very necessary. In this article the author summarizes different agencies of deterioration and their preventive conservation treatment.