Storing furs and untanned skins

I would appreciate receiving references to the most current thinking
on the proper storage standards for this category of objects.  The
question arises in one of our museum facility projects for a
dedicated storage space that will house both natural history
specimens and ethnographic objects.  My research has found general
agreement on RH settings   a range with 30% RH and 50% RH as the
limits.  References to temperature are more varied.  This is a
project in which we have the opportunity to achieve whatever is
judged best practice.

Michael Lundholm
Lundholm Associates Architects
Museum Planning Consultants
369 401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Canada M5V 3A8
416 596 7400


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