Conservação da coleção de álbuns fotográficos do Museu da Imagem e do Som de Goiás

This paper discusses the conservation of a collection of photographic albums belonging to the Goiás Image and Sound Museum, which was carried out with Vitae Foundation funding and in partnership with Funarte's Center for Photographic Conservation and Preservation. The authors present a brief description of each photographic album along with historical data and information about their state of deterioration, as well as the procedures adopted and the main interventions performed during their conservation.O artigo tem como objeto o tratamento de conservação da coleção de álbuns fotográficos do Museu da Imagem e do Som de Goiás, realizado com recursos provenientes da Fundação Vitae, em parceria com o Centro de Conservação e Preservação Fotográfica da Funarte. Apresentamos, com referência a cada álbum fotográfico, informações históricas, uma descrição sumária, as características de deterioração, os procedimentos adotados e as principais intervenções realizadas durante o tratamento de conservação

The challenge of archival conservation

The field of archival preservation is increasingly recognized as an area of specialization within the broader discipline of preservation of artistic and cultural works. Archival preservation is akin to both fine art and library preservation; but, while it shares common approaches and philosophical concerns with each of these fields, there are also several important differences. In large part, these differences relate to the nature of archival materials. Unlike fine art collections, archival records are generally intended to be used and handled by a variety of researchers. Although there are possibilities for duplicating or reformatting unstable or fragile records, large quantities of archival materials in original formats still must be capable of being used and handled. Paper must flex and bindings must function as vehicles both to protect and to allow access to information. Fine art holdings even study collections are subjected to much less (and less rigorous) handling than are archival materials.published or submitted for publicatio