Navigating the Challenges of the Changing Demands and Needs of Small Finds Museum/Archive Storage: The Case of a Collection of Conserved Wet Archaeological Textiles
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The rehousing of the NTNU University Museum’s (Trondheim, Norway) conserved collection of wet archaeological textiles is part of the large-scale Nidaros Archaeological Archive (NIDARK) project. NIDARK is consolidating and systemising the entire Trondheim medieval archaeological archive at NTNU University Museum focusing on proper curation, appropriate storage facilities and conditions, accessibility, and research. The current textile housing and storage system has proved highly successful with both staff and researchers. The NIDARK solution has shifted the priority of storage needs necessitating both a different balance for this collection between its housing and placement, and compromise. The case of relocating the textile collection triggered a closer look at the concept and realities of sustainability within the institution of the university museum and the impact they are having on the role of conservators in a changing world of conservation.