Care of Collections Group: 2023 AGM – Mould

Our focus for Care of Collections Group AGM will be the recurring issue of Mould!

1pm - 4:45pm

Our focus for the 2023 Annual General Meeting will be the recurring issue of mould!

  • Have you had more problems than normal over the last year with mould in buildings or collections?
  • Do you recognise changes as a result of lockdown or climate change?
  • Have you found mould where you would not normally expect it or growing despite good environmental conditions?
  • Have you found good solutions and methods for cleaning and treating mould?
  • Are you concerned with the H&S aspects of mould?
We will be hearing 10-20 minute presentations of case studies from conservators, collection care professionals, students, conservation scientists and volunteers about how to tackle Mould now and in the future!

Join us for our virtual AGM on Wednesday 26th April 2023.

Schedule
 

Time

Talk

Speaker(s)

13:00-13:30

Session introduction and ICON Care of Collections Group AGM

Jane Thompson-Webb

13:30-13:50

Adventures in identifying mould (and its doppelgängers)

Dr. Claire Dean

13:50-14:10

Carrying out mould surveys in National Trust library collections

Morena Ferreira; Josep Grau-Bové; Nigel Blades; and Lisa O’Hagan

14:10-14:30

Mould project at National Trust Castle Ward - deep cleaning, environmental control and monitoring their success

Lisa O’Hagan, Niamh Hanlon, Claire Magill and Nigel Blades,

14:30-14:50

Mould at National Trust Knole - balancing protection with good air flow

Elaine Hallett

14:50-15:00

Q&A

Siobhan/Kayleigh

15:00-15:15

BREAK

 

15:15-15:35

Microclimates and Mould at the British Library

Emily Watts

15:35-15:55

How Mould Effects Independent Museums

Natalie Mitchell

15:55-16:05

No HVAC, no problem?: A case-study for mitigating mould in a historic house museum

Colyn Hunt

16:05-16:15

AGM Sponsor: Spencer and Fry

 

16:15-16:35

This is a nightmare! Mould and BioVanitas

Haizea Salazar-Basañez

16:35-16:45

Q&A

Siobhan/Kayleigh

16:45

Closing comments and end session.