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A. The term conservation in the current museum context is defined as:
A. The term conservation in the current museum context is defined as:
“All actions aimed at the safeguarding of cultural property for the future. The purpose of conservation is to study, record, retain and restore the culturally significant qualities of the object with the least possible intervention.”
Notes:
NOTE: The term “preservation” and the term “conservation” for the purpose of this presentation are being used interchangeably.
The emphasis on limiting intervention is the key point to remember. We want to slow or limit the amount of decay of an object.