From Inside the Vaults: Emergency Preparedness Planning
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. Why Is an Emergency Preparedness Plan Needed? This year From Inside the Vaults has given insight into collecting…
From Inside the Vaults: Acquisitions and Cataloging
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. What is Collections Cataloging? Have you ever wondered what happens when new collections come into the Center? How…
From Inside the Vaults: Artifact Handling
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. We have been learning about different best practices used by Collections Managers to protect and preserve museum artifacts…
Artifact of the Week: Kumeyaay Olla
Pottery was a valuable asset for people of the past. An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking, storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes. They were watertight and rodent proof. Hot rocks were…
