ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT ePUBLICATION *Promoting the three Bottom lines*
The collections in the museum are catalysts for research into scientific and technical developments, and their conservation is one of the ways in which they are made available for study and enjoyment. Processes of conservation take place largely “behind the scene”. This paper is an attempt to highlight the role of conservation more importantly preventive conservation for effective curating in the museum. It is influenced by my view that we should not only display museum object but make them physically accessible through handling and investigation.
Conservation today has evolved from the narrow purpose of practical repair to a well developed discipline with its own ethics and philosophy. In major museums, conservators work as part of a wider team, including curators and scientists - each member contributing to an understanding of the whole object, and to conservation decision.
In this difficult financial times, it is important than ever to manage money carefully. Curators who do not do so are vulnerable to losing their audience and visitors, hence the need for preventive conservation for effective curating.
A museum curator is a person who works in a museum and is responsible for curating collections, exhibits and other artifacts that will be displayed at the museum. These professionals play a large role in how museum’s visitors experience the materials they see.
Museum curators are responsible for overseeing museum collections by supporting the acquisition, display, preservation and development of objects for exhibitions. It is common for museum curators to specialize in a particular discipline such as science and technology, natural history, decorative arts or cultural heritage. Museum curators typically work in museums and arts galleries but may be required to travel to inspect or acquire new collections or items. In other words, the museum curator has the task and duties of:
