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LIBRARY
There are not nearly enough publications out there about the craft of mountmaking, but here are a few that relate to the craft. If you know of any mountmaking books, articles, presentations or links which you don’t see here, please contact us and we’ll add them!
Mountmaking by Subject
Click on the subject title to see a list of presentations, posters, blogs and videos pertaining to that subject.
If you are looking for something from a specific IMF event, please go to the “Conferences” page.
Books on Mountmaking and Related Skills
Arms and Armour: History, Conservation and Analysis
Alan Williams and Keith Dowen
2021
Engineers Black Book
Pat Rapp
2018
Practical Joining
Tim McCreight
2013
Advances in the Protection of Museum Collections from Earthquake Damage: Papers from a Symposium Held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Villa on May 3-4, 2006.
Jerry Podany
2008
The DAP (Diversity Apprenticeship Program) Toolbox
The Broad
2021
When Galleries Shake: Earthquake Damage Mitigation for Museum Collections
Jerry Podany
2017
Special Mountmaking Issue, Volume 51, Issue 1
The Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
2012
The Complete Metalsmith
Tim McCreight
2005
Magnetic Mounting Systems for Museums and Cultural Institutions
Gwen Spicer
2019
Costume Mounting
Lara Flecker
2013
Hot Connections Jewelry: The Complete Sourcebook of Soldering Techniques
Jennifer Chin
2011
Mountmaking for Museum Objects
Robert Barclay, André Bergeron, and Carole Dignard
2002
Online Resources from Allied Professions
This website provides information and tools so that institutions of all types, sizes and resource levels can learn how to create safe and appropriate storage mount solutions.
PACCIN is an organization created by, and committed to supporting the work of, Hands-On Collections Care Professionals.
AIC is the national membership organization supporting conservation professionals in preserving cultural heritage by establishing and upholding professional standards, promoting research and publications, providing educational opportunities, and fostering the exchange of knowledge among conservators, allied professionals, and
the public.