Conservation, restoration and other services for archives

Many clients of Papieresteur are related to archives like the "Westfälische Archivamt" in Münster (Germany) or the archive of Rheine (Germany). Scope of work and services:

Care for archives: * Consultation and development of concepts for the storage of archival materials; * Control of air conditioning and concepts for climate control; * Cleaning of the stock; * Packing and boxing of the objects in long-lasting, non-ageing materials; * Concepts for packing and boxing of unusual, special materials or formats; * Consultation for transport, packing for transport; * Forward-looking planning of restoration/ conservation projects; * Elaboration of emergency plans; and much more
Acute event of damages: * Consultation; * Quick assistance
Individual and extensive conservation of archival materials: * Deacidification of paper; * Lamination of pages and documents; * Rebinding of documents; * Flattening of parchment; * Conservation of parchment; * Consolidation and fixing of colorants, pigments in painting and writing; * Treatment of iron-gall-inks with phytates; * Conservation of fotos; and much more
Lending and expositions: * Buildup of expositions; * Arrangement and control of light and air conditioning; * Manufacture of devices for the presentation of books and paper objects; * Elaboration of requirements and conditions for lending and exposition; * Packing for transport, supervision of the transport, courier services; * Control of the condition before and after expositions
Training and instructing: * according to requirements (Handling of archival materials, control of air conditioning and light, cleaning of storage facilities and cleaning of the archival materials)