ABSTRACT

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum collections encompass vehicles, memorabilia, art, and archives documenting the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During a preservation needs assessment conducted by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Museum staff pointed out tarnish and corrosion on the trophies in the memorabilia collection. This raised a number of questions, foremost being, “What should the museum do to slow down the deterioration of these metal objects?” The two institutions embarked on a collaborative research project aimed at answering this question. Existing literature supplied best practices, but the Museum wanted solutions specific to its needs and priorities. The Museum’s collections manager and CCAHA’s preventive conservation fellow worked together to investigate air quality on a modest budget and timeline. This case study explores the cost-effective and low-maintenance methods that were used to monitor environmental conditions, dust, acid off-gassing, and metal corrosion: dataloggers, sticky dust collectors, A-D Strips, and metal coupons. Evidence-based testing informed, educated, and initiated progress in collections care. The techniques can be adapted by a diverse range of collecting institutions that similarly do not have access to high-tech analytical equipment.

摘要

印第安纳波利斯赛车场博物馆的藏品包括车辆、纪念品、艺术品和记录印第安纳波利斯赛车场历史的档案。在艺术与历史文物保护中心 (CCAHA) 进行的保存需求评估中，博物馆工作人员指出纪念品收藏中的奖杯已经失去光泽和腐蚀。这引发了一系列问题，其中最重要的是“博物馆应该做些什么来减缓这些金属物品的退化速度？” 两家机构开展了一项旨在回答这一问题的合作研究项目。现有文献提供了最佳实践，但博物馆需要针对其需求和优先事项的特定解决方案。博物馆的藏品经理和 CCAHA 的预防性保护研究员共同合作，以适度的预算和时间表调查空气质量。本案例研究探讨了用于监测环境条件、灰尘、酸性废气和金属腐蚀的经济高效且维护成本低的方法：数据记录器、粘性除尘器、AD 条和金属试片。基于证据的测试在馆藏护理方面提供了信息、教育和启动进展。这些技术可以被各种同样无法使用高科技分析设备的收集机构采用。和金属优惠券。基于证据的测试在馆藏护理方面提供了信息、教育和启动进展。这些技术可以被各种同样无法使用高科技分析设备的收集机构采用。和金属优惠券。基于证据的测试在馆藏护理方面提供了信息、教育和启动进展。这些技术可以被各种同样无法使用高科技分析设备的收集机构采用。