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On June 28, we received eighteen volunteers from the American Library Association in our Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Extension, who learned methods to properly rehouse three types of collection items: paper cuttings, large format prints and works of art on paper, as well as textiles. 

Through the Preservation in Action event, we were able to improve the storage of the entirety of the museum’s collection of paper cuttings.  We were also able to properly rehouse artwork in large acid-free folders, which are now kept in a flat file cabinet within our onsite collections storage facility.  Likewise, work was undertaken to improve storage for a portion of the museum’s textile collection.  All archival materials were donated by the PiA committee, and the event proved to be a godsend for our organization, helping to advance much-needed work to preserve the museum’s collection of sensitive paper and textile items.