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1. Disinfection and or drying
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2. Surface cleaning and dust removal
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3. Production of storage boxes
This procedure includes two aspects, «preventive» and «curative».
It simultaneously provides:
- Protection of the material and esthetic integrity of documents
- Longevity of the writing surface
- Transference of the contents of collections to future generations
The treatment of collections in curative conservation, applied by the CRC, goes through many phases:
- Disinfection and / or drying:
The Center focuses on vacuum technology to disinfect collections. Each document undergoes disinfection through the sophisticated Henkovac Vacuum packaging machine
- Surface cleaning includes dust and mold removal
- Removal of damaging fasteners from the original document
- Production of storage boxes :
The Center produces a wide range of tailor-made acid-free packages (with pH neutral or alkaline reserve)
The CRC ensures the technical management of written heritage, and offers its vault, designed according to internationally recognized standards of conservation, as a safe where valuable collections can be stored:
- Air conditioning and ventilation system which regulates a continuous supply of filtered fresh air and the extraction of used air
- Ideal humidity rate (50%± 5) and stable temperature (18ºC ± 2)
- Compact shelving units incorporating coatings and components that meet strict archive storage protection standards
- Walls painted with antifungal paint
- Protection against fires ensured by a sophisticated system, composed of fire and smoke detectors, fire doors, fire alarm, and a non-toxic gas harmless to humans and paperwork (FM 200)
- Protection against burglary ensured by surveillance cameras and an alarm system.
Rates for box production
*Prices do not include VAT