One of the things I enjoy most about museum work is making mounts to protect collections and reduce handling of objects. this is something I have a lot of experience with and is also something I have taught to others in  workshops  and   webinars . 

 

These are some samples of the variety of storage mounts I have made, including examples of boxes, trays, cavity mounts, bumper mounts, inserts, hat mounts, and more. 

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As part of my  master's thesis project  on preserving ethnographic basketry collections, I produced a series of   how-to mount-making videos  as well as some printed           guides  and   pamphlets  to help other museum professionals. I wrote an article about this project for the industry website  Museum Trade . 

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I have also worked on a number of large scale rehousing projects, many of which involved making mounts and improving the storage of collections items.

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Some notable rehousing projects: 

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As part of a course in advanced collections management I created a plan for the rehousing and revised storage of a collection of invertebrate fossils. This included a space assessment, deciding on new  storage configurations using  3D models , and developing protocols 

for rehousing. My proposal also included budgets for supplies, cabinetry, and staff and a detailed workflow. 

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I organized the rehousing of a large photographic collection of glass plate negatives for the Norlin Library archives at the University of Colorado. The glass plates were housed in extremely poor conditions leading to a high percentage of breakage. My task was to develop a protocol to rehouse the glass plates using new boxes and four-folds and to capture all the data and preliminarily catalog the collection. As I was encountering broken plates I was able to scan them and work with the preservation department get them properly mounted.