Mould is the eternal pest! Lawrence Museum hosted the MA Far North Coast Chapter meeting Friday September 16 with a special guest, conservator Tegan Anthes, who carried out a Mould in Museums Workshop.
Tegan used diagrams and well documented notes to describe the cycle of mould, the various types of mould and how to identify it on objects. Then the all-important methods of removing mould so the spores don’t float away and onto other objects.
Tegan covered personal protective equipment, response and actions for mould outbreak, assessment, stop growth and eradication.
Each attending museum was asked to bring along an item with mould for demonstration. Obviously after our floods earlier this year there were many items to choose!
Gai Pritchett