As part of the first phase of a three-year research project, Cost-Efficient and Environmentally Responsible Preservation Methods for Preparing Paper-Based Objects for Transit and Display, IPI is conducting a crate, crate preparation, and packing materials questionnaire. The results of this questionnaire will inform a current inventory of common crate construction and packing materials used to prepare paper-based collection objects for transit. These materials will be evaluated for cost and environmental waste comparisons, and inform laboratory experiments of crates and crate packing configurations. The questionnaire should take approximately 20 minutes to complete and addresses the following topics specific to traveling paper-based collection objects: 1) Crate construction and packing materials, and preparation practices, 2) Exploring topics related to environmental waste associated with crates and packing materials. Visit http://bit.ly/ipi-crates-research or link in bio to take the questionnaire. #artintransit #preservation #sustainability #museum 
Happy Friday! We are making cyanotypes on this bright sunny day to include in print sample sets for an upcoming workshop ☀️💙🖼️ #cyanotype #cyanotypeprint #sunprint #cyanotypes #alternativeprocesses #cameralessphotography #altprocess #alternativephotography #cyanotypeprocess 
Update on Cost-Efficient and Environmentally Responsible Preservation Methods for Preparing Paper-Based Objects for Transit and Display: Al Carver-Kubik and Jae Gutierrez constructed sealed frame package test samples using a variety of materials drawn from a recent questionnaire sent out to the field. The packages are now being exposed to temperature and relative humidity (RH) changes in temperature and RH controlled ovens. Small dataloggers placed within the packages are collecting temperature and RH data at the package interiors. That data will be evaluated to better understand the effectiveness of each design at maintaining a preservation microenvironment suitable for paper-based collection objects. #preservation #sustainability #sustainablepreservation #museum #framing #artintransit 
It’s commencement weekend at @rittigers. We send our congratulations and well wishes to all of this year’s graduates, but especially Devin Hull who has been a student worker at IPI for the past two years imaging objects and creating illustrations for Graphics Atlas. Swipe to see some of her work. Best of luck to you Devin! #RITgrad #ritartdesigngrad