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1. Identifying sprang sashes
(Working with clothes)
... it now is all-but-forgotten. I would like to increase awareness of this textile method. Identification of items in museums is a start. Research on sprang continues, including: the reconstruction ...
2. The Artist Imagination
(Telling stories with clothes)
... of the ICOM/DEMHIST international conference, Antwerp, 17-20 October, 2011. pp. 83-85 Sara Selwood, ‘The Enchanted Palace, Kensington Palace, London’, in Museums Journal, issue 110/07, July 2010, pp.44-47 ...
3. Stories
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Clothes Tell Stories is an on-line Costume Workbook, a web-based resource for museums, students and the general public about how to use costume to tell stories. Costume is extremely evocative and always ...
4. Terminology for Costume
(Working with clothes)
... were published in “Cataloguing Costume” in the Museums Journal, December 1976, pp 109-110. The drawings, essential for recognizing what kind of garment one has, were provided by curator Ietse Meije, ...
5. Ethics
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Members of ICOM confirm to uphold and practice according to the ICOM Code of Professional Ethics: The cornerstone of ICOM is its ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums. Adopted in 1986 and revised in 2004, ...
6. Nurses' Uniforms
(Telling stories with clothes)
...    Keep contextual information It is very important to record pertinent information about uniforms.  Often museums get donations of family clothing without dates or information about who ...
7. Theater Costume
(Telling stories with clothes)
Katia Johansen Royal Danish Collections   Costume worn on stage and screen often has a very special character, perhaps because it is so carefully designed to be worn and worked in. Museums exhibiting ...
8. Russian Underwear
(Telling stories with clothes)
... einer sowjetischen Epoche. Kataloge des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde, Band 82. Wien 2003. 171 Seiten (pages). ISBN 3-900359-99-7 Finnish  Kehon muisti. Neuvostoajan alusvaatteita. ...
9. Folk Culture and Costume at the Folk Museum in Barbados
(Telling stories with clothes)
... St. Philip. This paper highlights the two museums which play a part in depicting these costumed characters in Barbados; continues with an overview of the history of Crop Over in Barbados; and concludes ...
10. Dress and Personal Narrative
(Working with clothes)
... garments are under-represented in museums’ collections and displays. And yet, the young generation has their own story to tell, sometimes quite different from their parents. (Narrator’s voice)  I ...
11. International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume
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... in working with historic costume, as well as for colleagues in smaller museums without specially trained costume staff. Please read more about the Costume Committee’s activities at our website: ...
12. Clothes Tell Stories
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Clothes Tell Stories is an on-line Costume Workbook, a web-based resource for museums, students and the general public about how to use costume to tell stories. Costume is extremely evocative and always ...
13. Reconstructions
(Displaying clothes)
... – for teaching children about historical costume, how it was made, how many pieces were worn, how one needed help to dress, etc. staff, guides and docents sometimes dress in period costume in museums ...
14. Transporting Costume
(Displaying clothes)
Katia Johansen Royal Danish Collections   Working with costumes in museums means learning how to move them safely. Clothes in museums move a lot because they must be taken out of storage for ...
15. Storing Costume
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Katia Johansen Royal Danish Collections    Costume in museums is rarely stored in space designed exactly for storage. Most storage areas are converted – repurposed, usually with great ...
16. Marking and Labeling Costume
(Working with clothes)
... in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, summer 2007, Vo. 46, nr. 2 Fact sheet: Marking museum objects with their accession number, Museums and Galleries NSW Caring for Textiles and ...
17. Mannequins for Costume Display
(Displaying clothes)
... garment. Although some newcomers might feel the headless mannequins look scary, guests learn very quickly learn how to concentrate on the costume that is being presented. Some museums have spent a lot ...
18. Handling Clothes
(Working with clothes)
... used in museums.   Conclusion   Before touching the museum object for any reason, always mentally ‘walk through’ what needs to be done before it is back in place. Always practice ...
19. Guidelines
(Working with clothes)
produced by the ICOM Costume Committee annotated by Katia Johansen Royal Danish Collections   Background In the early 1980's it became obvious that a general change in museums' policy and ...
20. Dangerous Costume
(Working with clothes)
... ed. Mary M. Brooks and Dinah D. Eastop, Getty Conservation Institute, California 2011.   DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and other chemicals have been used as pesticides in museums in ...
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