Disaster preparedness (cultural property)Disaster preparedness in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and private collections, involves any actions taken to plan for, prevent, respond or recover from natural disasters and other events that can cause damage or loss to cultural property. 'Disasters' in this context may include large-scale natural events such as earthquakes, flooding or bushfire, as well as human-caused events such as theft and vandalism.
Conservation and restoration of cultural propertyThe conservation and restoration of cultural property focuses on protection and care of cultural property (tangible cultural heritage), including artworks, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections. Conservation activities include preventive conservation, examination, documentation, research, treatment, and education. This field is closely allied with conservation science, curators and registrars.
Patrimoine culturelthumb|La cathédrale de Reims.Exemple de patrimoine culturel à l'échelle mondiale. La cathédrale Notre-Dame est très directement liée à l'histoire de la monarchie française, et donc plus généralement à l'histoire de la France selon le site de l'UNESCO. Elle est inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1991. Le patrimoine culturel se définit comme l'ensemble des biens, matériels ou immatériels, ayant une importance artistique et/ou historique certaine, et qui appartiennent soit à une entité privée (personne, entreprise, association, etc.
Collections managementCollections management involves the development, storage, and preservation of cultural property, as well as objects of contemporary culture (including contemporary art, literature, technology, and documents) in museums, libraries, archives and private collections. The primary goal of collections management is to meet the needs of the individual collector or collecting institution's mission statement , while also ensuring the long-term safety and sustainability of the cultural objects within the collector's care.
Conservation des documentsLe principe de conservation des documents en archivistique ou en sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques est l'un des piliers essentiels de ces disciplines, avec la collecte des documents, le classement des archives ou les classifications décimales ou documentaires des bibliothèques ou centres de ressources. Les mesures appliquées par les bibliothécaires et les archivistes, notamment, pour conserver les documents (livres, archives, objets) ont pour but initial de leur assurer une « durée de vie » maximale.
