La conservation des collections en fluide

Abstract

The conservation of collections held in fluids, a conservational and historical approach Knowledge of the history of collections held in fluids is very important, as it enables researchers to determine with chemicals were used at the time of the original conservation. It is hence possible to know whether the pieces were fixed or simply immersed into a preservative, which will be insufficient to prevent deterioration and the eventual disappearance of the collection. This will also facilitate the measures necessarily taken to protect specific cases before any intervention takes place.

Keywords

• muséum
• muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
• fixative
• preservative
• preservation
• collection