The Challenges Associated with the Conservation of Historic Buildings and Collections:
Date
2006Author
Wahome, Ephraim W
Deisser, Anne-Marie
Type
ArticleLanguage
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This paper is based on a condition assessment survey of a historic house and museum, Karen Blixen.
The aim was to assess the potential risks that historic buildings are exposed to through external and
internal forms of aggression. The study revealed that the building suffers structural problems that need
urgent attention if it is to continue serving an important role as part of the Kenyan cultural heritage. It was
further observed that some basic housekeeping policies should be instituted in order to control the rate of
deterioration on the collections. This paper raises a series of conservation issues