In many cases one of the best ways to ensure the long term preservation of items is to ensure they are protected in some sort of archival quality enclosure.

Rehousing collections and items into either pre-purchased or custom made folders, portfolios, boxes and wrappers can make a huge difference to the condition of items and to improving ease of access.

By placing items into some sort of protective enclosure, it can mitigate the adverse affect of pests, water ingress, fluctuations in temperature and humidity, accidental damage, and the damage poor quality storage materials and storage conditions can inflict on an item.

If you have a collection, item or project that requires assessment for whether an enclosure might be of benefit then please get in touch.