Museums worldwide are adopting new approaches to climate control that combine sustainability and best practice for collections care - taking better care of the planet and reducing costs. This conversation will share recent case studies and practical strategies for updating climate parameters, implementing energy-efficient solutions, and adapting loan agreements to improve accessibility.
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Useful links
- Check out the full case studies from the Getting Climate Control Under Control program here.
- Find out more about the science and history of climate control from the International Climate Control Conference here.
Get in touch
- Caitlin Southwick
Ki Culture & Ki Futures
caitlin.southwick@kiculture.org - Annika Erikson
www.articheck.com
annika@articheck.com
About the Speakers
Caitlin Southwick (PD, MSc) is Founder of Ki Culture and Sustainability in Conservation (SiC) and Managing Director of Ki Futures. She holds a Professional Doctorate in Conservation and Restoration from the University of Amsterdam. Before founding Ki, she worked eight years at institutions including the Vatican Museums, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Uffizi, and Rapa Nui. She served as Secretary of ICOM's Working Group on Sustainability, is a member of AIC's Sustainability Committee, and a Climate Reality Leader. An international speaker and trainer, she created the Getting Climate Control Under Control and Accessible Loans programs driving systemic change for museums.
Annika Erikson CEO of Articheck, studied Paper Conservation at UAL, Renaissance Art History in Tuscany, and the Classics in Greece, before working in conservation and collection care at St Paul's Cathedral, the Royal Horticultural Society, and Tate, where she got the idea in 2010 to create a mobile digital tool to streamline and create an industry standard in condition reports and conservation documentation. After opening a new conservation studio for John Jones, she became an entrepreneur and founded Articheck in 2013. Annika is a member of AiA, Art Innovators Alliance, ICOM, the International Council of Museums, and a member of CIDOC, the ICOM committee for documentation, as well at ICON, the Institute of Conservation, and the new initiative AIS, Art Identification Standard, as well as a Fellow of the Linnaean Society. Annika has lectured at Sotheby's Institute, NYU, UCL, Christie's Education, Kingston University, UCLA, City and Guilds, and Korean Art Management.