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Conservation Resources
Collections Care Salvage Procedures for Wet Items Disaster Response and Recovery
Collections Care

Basic guidelines for storing and preserving your cultural heritage collections. These guidelines address the needs of specific materials.		 Salvage Procedures for Wet Items

Advice and procedures for salvaging wet collections and possessions.
Disaster Response and Recovery

Tip sheets, documents, articles and web links to information and resources for disaster response and recovery.
Treatments & Projects Connecting to Collections Research & Development
Treatments & Projects


Projects range from treatment of a single item to phased preservation of entire collections.		 Connecting to Collections Grant

MHS received a prestigious planning grant from the IMLS to identify collections care needs in cultural institutions in Minnesota and develop a plan.		 Research & Development


Staff research and develop guidelines and methods to meet storage, display, treatment, and other institutional needs.
Conservation Web Site Survey Caring for Native American Objects
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Help us provide the information you want. Please take our survey about the Conservation Website!		 Caring For American Indian Objects

An invaluable source of information for anyone who wants to preserve American Indian objects.
Connecting to Collections: Minnesota Contact Information Disaster Response Resources Emergency Salvage Equipment Loans Lending Library Research & Development Time Capsules Treatments & Projects Volunteer Opportunities Workshops