Wow big project......So my first step would be to inspect doorsweeps/zero
automatics, astragals, and door frame seals for wear or degradation at the
textile and ethnographic storage space. Look for any HVAC, electrical or
plumbing penetrations/chases very closely to make sure the munchables are
sealed in tight. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
E-Mail [email protected]
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Subject: [PestList] IPM for huge incoming collection of mounted mammals
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The New Brunswick Museum has acquired a very large collection of over 400
mounted mammals. Some are very large species. About 60% are head and shoulder
mounts, the other 40% are full body taxidermy mounts. Some have some associated
diorama materials.
These will be coming to us from an off-site, non-museum out of town location,
where I am told they are densely stored in about a 1700 square foot space on
private property. I have not seen this collection in person, only from photos.
I am they need to be moved to the museum’s collections storage imminently,
possibly within a few weeks and with as short as possible a processing
turnaround time. The space that is being considered for housing them is the
museum’s current preparation workshop, which is about 1780 square feet. We are
no longer able to use this room for preparation work (wood working, painting,
etc.) due to ventilation not meeting current health and safety guidelines. The
workshop has direct access to a freight elevator and to an exterior single size
door. It has a concrete floor and is located on the museum’s basement level.
The adjacent collections storage rooms house our most pest-vulnerable
collections: textiles and ethnographic collections. This workshop room is
located directly below the conservation lab and loading bay.
We have a small walk in freezer for IPM that is used by all museum departments,
but this is not adequate to process this large acquisition, and many of the
mounts may not physically fit in any case. The curator in charge of the project
would like to avoid hiring freezer trucks, and prefers fumigation.
These mounts are from within the last 50 years or so, so I am hoping that
arsenic and related hazards may be less of an issue than with older mounts,
although I worry about health and safety aspects of fumigating on site,
especially as my office is immediately above this space.
In addition to my pest related concerns (mainly protecting our other
collections), I have been told that some of the mounts have visible mold growth
as well as a musty odour, so these are challenging on many fronts
I am looking for advice on freezing vs fumigation (onsite or off site) vs
inspection and HEPA vacuuming only, and for dealing with this on an extremely
tight time frame and with extremely limited resources. I have never dealt with
an IPM project of comparable size and scope before, so all advice is
appreciated!
Dee
Dee A. Stubbs-Lee, MA, CAPC
Conservator / Restauratrice
New Brunswick Museum
277 Douglas Avenue
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2K 1E5
Canada
(506) 643-2341
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