The preparator's handbook: a practical guide for preparing and installing collection objects

What is a preparator?

Object handling : a philosophical approach

Preparation in action : pack it, but don't touch it : a case study of the trope

Preparation in action : New glass now

Two-dimensional object preparation

Preparation in action : mounting scrolls for exhibition

Three-dimensional object preparation

Preparation in action : the object directs the process : creating ethafoam cradles for the Field Museum's paleontological collection

Installation of objects

Preparation in action : the preparator at Stone Quarry Art Park

Practial basics for lighting, audio, and video

Preparator's resources