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Record 1 2022-03-21

English

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  • Museums
CONT

An agent of deterioration is a term used to identify the nine major active agents that threaten museum collections.

French

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  • Muséologie
CONT

La température ne constitue pas vraiment un agent de détérioration comme, entre autres, les incendies, l'eau et les insectes et animaux nuisibles, car on ne peut [pas] parler de mesures visant à «éviter la température».

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