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NPS Museum Handbook
What is the Museum Handbook?
It is a reference guide on how to manage, preserve, document, access and use museum collections.
There are three parts to the NPS Museum Handbook:
Part I, Museum Collections
Part II, Museum Records
Part III, Museum Collections Use
The NPS Museum Handbook, Part I, Museum Collections
It focuses on standards and procedures of preventive care for museum collections with information on:
- Preservation and conservation
- Emergency planning
- Handling and shipping objects
- Integrated pest management
- Security and fire protection
- Storage buildings, equipment and techniques
It also includes numerous appendices on techniques for the preservation of specific types of materials found in museum collections including:
- Archeological objects
- Cellulose nitrate film
- Ceramics, glass and stone
- Leather and skin objects
- Metal objects
- Paintings
- Paper objects
- Photo collections
- Textiles
- Wooden objects
It provides guidance on documentation and accountability for the following types of objects:
- Archeology
- Ethnography
- History
- Archival and manuscript collections
- Biology
- Geology
- Paleontology
It addresses the following topics:
- Accessioning
- Cataloging
- Inventorying
- Marking objects
- Record photography
- Incoming and outgoing loans
- Deaccessioning
It addresses the following topics:
- Evaluating and documenting museum collections use
- Legal issues
- Publications
- 2-Dimensional reproductions
- 3-Dimensional reproductions
- Special uses of museum collections
- Using museum objects in exhibits
- Furnished historic structures
- Research
- Guidance for planning research space
- Reference interview process
For additional information, click here to email, or write to:
National Park Service
Museum Management Program
1849 C Street, NW, Room NC230
Washington, D.C. 20240
U.S.A
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