Making the Modern World Condition Survey
Project Hours: 100 total
Overview:
Two overarching projects of the placement involved conducting intensive condition surveys of multiple galleries within the Science Museum. Without a thorough condition assessment of the display cases, the physical state of the objects would remain unknown. The concern pertaining to fluctuating light exposure, aging display cases, and inadequate climate control made this project highly relevant and has shed light on the overall unstable conditions of the current gallery spaces. This knowledge has inspired plans for necessary changes in the near future, including the reassessment and refurbishment of the galleries.
Making the Modern World Gallery
A large scale condition assessment of the Making the Modern World Gallery (MMW) has been in effect for two years. In continuation of these efforts, all objects within 7 large display cases were assessed for condition and documented. Similar to the Flight Gallery, numerous objects lacked condition updates, or history.
The aim of the project was to individually assess each display case within the gallery and notate all recorded information into a comprehensive spreadsheet. The map of the gallery was also to be updated accordingly during the assessments.
To date, the contents of 7 of the display cases were comprehensively assessed, culminating in the production of detailed condition reports for each individual object. Furthermore I have successfully updated approximately 122 records with both condition and photography documentation.
