Thursday, November 7, 2024

15:05 - 15:30

Teatro Studio Borgna

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Ashley Freeman, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, USA In recent years, there's been a growing focus on managing museum environments to safeguard objects while reducingenergy use and carbon emissions. Significant energy savings can be achieved by adjusting system automation, enhancinginsulation, and optimizing ventilation rates. However, building interventions aren't always feasible, and relaxingtemperature and humidity parameters can also reduce energy consumption significantly. Research since the 1990s has established acceptable climatic conditions for objects and revealed that collections canwithstand greater humidity variations than previously thought. These findings were reflected in the Bizot Green Protocol(2015) and the joint IIC and ICOM-CC declaration (2014). Despite these guidelines, the thigh and energy-consuming parameters are still the norm today, especially when it comes totemporary exhibitions, loan conditions, and negotiations. Our presentation aims to summarize research and monitoringcampaigns since then, highlighting specific results, tools, and methods supporting sustainable climate control strategies inmuseums. Additionally, we'll explore the obstacles hindering a quicker adoption of broader parameters and how registrarsand collection care managers play an important role in overcoming these obstacles.