Pollution and permanence: museum repair in toxic worlds

Bangstad, Torgeir Rinke

doi:10.1080/15596893.2022.2083356

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“…According to Gioventù et al (2020) who stated that bacteria play a significant role in the mineralization processes and the breakdown of complex organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and cellulose) that lead to the completion of the organic matter cycle. A typical museum setting has a wide variety of microbial species found in nourishing environments that have a special affinity for glue, starch, cellulose and protein-rich materials (fur, wool, silk and skins) as reported by Bangstad (2022) .…”

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New frontiers review of some recent conservation techniques of organic and inorganic archaeological artefacts against microbial deterioration

Geweely

2023

Front. Microbiol.

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The information on the advances and technology of some recent conservation methods (2020–2023) of organic and inorganic archaeological objects against microbial deterioration is recorded. An outline of comparative new protective methods for conserving plant-origin organic artefacts {Fibers (manuscripts, textile) and wood}, animal-origin organic artefacts (painting, parchment and mummies) and inorganic stone artefacts were investigated. The work not only contributes to the development of safe revolutionary ways for more efficient safe conservation of items of historical and cultural worth but also serves as a significant diagnostic signature for detecting the sorts of microbial identification and incidents in antiques. Biological technologies (environmentally friendly green biocides) are the most used recent, efficient and safe strategy acceptable as alternatives to stop microbial deterioration and prevent any potential interactions between the biological agent and the artefacts. Also, a synergistic effect of combining natural biocides with mechanical cleaning or chemical treatments was suggested. The recommended exploration techniques should be considered for future applications.

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New frontiers review of some recent conservation techniques of organic and inorganic archaeological artefacts against microbial deterioration

Geweely

2023

Front. Microbiol.

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Toxic Heritage

Bangstad¹

2022

JCA

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In the course of modern museum history, a variety of toxic chemicals have been used to prevent the deterioration of collected objects. The residues of pesticides and preservatives now persist together with the objects they were intended to protect. These chemical conservation technologies are intimately bound up with the unpredictable material agencies that are characteristic of the legacy of Anthropocene residues on a planetary scale. However, chemicals also form part of local, domestic, everyday worlds where they were used to maintain order, prevent loss and ensure material coherence. In this article I investigate Norwegian open-air museums as sites where new chemical products with pesticidal and protective properties were domesticated and placed on trial in the battle against “museum pests” and the decay of wooden buildings. By exploring carbon-based chemicals derived from the waste products of coke production, I reflect on the material convergence of waste and heritage in preserved buildings and how in the early and mid-twentieth century museum conservation came to rely on these unpredictable and highly persistent chemical agents.

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Pollution and permanence: museum repair in toxic worlds

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New frontiers review of some recent conservation techniques of organic and inorganic archaeological artefacts against microbial deterioration

New frontiers review of some recent conservation techniques of organic and inorganic archaeological artefacts against microbial deterioration

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