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1、The Natural History Museum: The Natural History Museum: Natural History collections, their Natural History collections, their conservation and interpretationconservation and interpretationJulie HarveyNew PerspectivesProject Co-ordinatorChris CollinsHead of ConservationNatural History Museum Opened t
2、o public 1881Architect Alfred WaterhouseComplex institution Museum visitors3.8 million visitors Marine Invertebrate GalleryBryozoans- Lace coralsObjects of cultural significanceScientific Institution- 300 scientists: 70 million specimensHistorical SignificanceSir Hans SloaneJoseph BanksCharles Darwi
3、nSEM- DiatomSEM- Pollen grain- TomatoDiversity InsectsBird specimens- Echo parakeetNatural structures- nestsPalaeontology- MineralogyLibrary, Art + ArchivesComplex Conservation ProjectsNatural History Museum, LondonNatural MaterialsNatural History Museum holds around 70 million specimensNatural orig
4、in or artefacts derived from a natural origin ChallengesCollections support the research of the museumAny interventive process therefore will reduce or change the value of the objectCollections are held in an environment that reduces rates of deterioration and maximize dataObjectFrozen CollectionsDi
5、gital CollectionsSpecialist ControlStandards ReviewEthicsPreventive ApproachObject as DataDNAOre generationMeteoriteProteinsPigmentsSpecimen StatusLace and LinksNatural Materials Linen (flax plant, Linum usitatissimum), Silk (protein fibre) , Cotton (bolls - Gossypium barbadense Metals, human hair,
6、natural history materials Hold samples of original materials Role as a research collectionMuseum holds its collections as a research archiveConservations role is to preserve data ComplexityPhysical structuresChemical DataDNAProteinsGlass, WaxCollagenKeratinChitinHydroxyapatiteCelluloseMineralogicalC
7、omposite mineralsComplex StructuresComplex StructureHeavily restoredValueMorphologyADNAImaging Digitization and analysisMacro levelDigital photographySurface ScanningComputer Aided Tomography (CT)Non-invasive analysisRamanEDXAnalysis in ConservationPapyrusoxidation and efflorescencePreservation and
8、accessComposition, Imaging and analysisConservationReduced Oxygen EnvironmentsAnalysis of plasticsDesign of enclosuresAssessment of monitorsEffectivenessUseImaging in ConservationBlaschka Glass ModelsLay over conservation documentationStructural InformationConservationStructuralAnalysisReduced invas
9、ive conservationNon-invasive investigation and reproductionStereo lithographyCAT Scanning and 3D Laser ScanningRaman Spectroscopy/Multi Spectral imagingSpecialist Sampling Maintenance of Electronic DataMicro-samplingReducing invasive treatmentsLaser CleaningDual WavelengthChanging the way we treat s
10、pecimensConservation ResearchNon-invasive ConservationReduced invasive treatmentsImagingForensic ConservationAnalysisDesignAid in preservation at scenes of crimeSamplingEnsure data for ID accessibleDNAGeneaologyChanging MethodologiesImprove techniques for preservationImprove knowledge of environment
11、al preservationImproving data preservationAccessibility ObjectDataOverviewResearch OrientationNon-invasive analysisNon-invasive preservtionMaterials analysisImproved techniques in data (specimen) managementImproved access ImagingAnalysis(digital) replicationEnvironmental standardsThanks Liesa StertzRichie AbelFelicity boltonLorraine Cornish