Care of the Collections

Care of the Collections. A. Inventory: The Mansion curator is responsible for maintaining an up-to-date location record for all objects owned by the Mansion as well as those objects borrowed by the Mansion. The Mansion curator will be prepared to complete a comprehensive inventory of the collections at the request of the State Auditor’s office. B. Handling Collections: The Mansion’s historic collection is to be handled only in a manner that enhances its preservation. Excluding the use of furnishings during special events, objects in the historic collection are to be handled only by the Mansion curator or trained Mansion, contractual, or other staff under supervision of the curator. The Mansion curator is responsible for training and supervising any such staff. C. Conservation: The Mansion holds and cares for its collections as a public trust and is committed to the standards of collections care and conservation established by the American Institute for Conservation. The Mansion recognizes the importance of preventive maintenance and environmental monitoring and control in enhancing the preservation of collections. The Mansion will contract with professional conservators as needed for professional conservation treatment of objects in the historic collection. All conservation treatments will be properly executed. The authority for conservation treatment of objects is shared by the Mansion curator and the Museum Division director. The Mansion curator is responsible for preparing a strategic conservation plan detailing conservation priorities for the historic section and the historic collection.