by Sholeen Sanker | Sep 13, 2018 | ETHER, ETHER Conservation, Museums
It is with great regret that we are announcing the temporary closure of the Conservation Unit of ETHER (ETHER Conservation), which imports and distributes conservation materials for museums and similar collections. This closure is a direct result of factors outside of...
by Sholeen Sanker | Aug 25, 2017 | collections management, ETHER Conferences, ETHER Conservation, Heritage News, Museums, storage management
ETHER will be attending two conferences between September and October and will be displaying many of our products related to ETHER Conservation and ETHER Base. The conferences that we would be attending are the UKZN Preservation Conservation Conference and the...
by Sholeen Sanker | May 18, 2017 | ETHER, ETHER Conservation, Heritage News, Museum Web Sites, Museums, oral history
18 May 2017 marks International Museum Day. It started in 1977 and is lead by International Council of Museums (ICOM). International Museum Day has grown and as many as 35 000 museums took part in 2016. The theme for this year is, “Museums and contested...
by Sholeen Sanker | Mar 7, 2017 | ETHER Conservation, Tips and Tricks
Week 10/2017: If in doubt DO NOT try! Rationale: When attempting to cleaning metal it is important to know that metals and their surfaces are porous and can be damaged very clearly. Therefore if you are not sure how to clean the items do not try ask a conservation...
by Sholeen Sanker | Mar 2, 2017 | collections management, Tips and Tricks
Week 9: Careful cleaning Metals Rationale: When attempting to cleaning metal it is important to know that metals surfaces are porous and can be damaged very clearly. therefore if you are not sure how to clean the items do not try ask a conservation expert. To review...
by Sholeen Sanker | Mar 2, 2017 | ETHER Conservation, Museums, Tips and Tricks
This page is dedicated to providing simple and easy information that will be beneficial to the storage of artefacts, storage locations, archives, libraries and other heritage institutions. A new tip will be posted at the beginning of each week. You are welcome to...
