Give your home's art museum-quality care

Art and antiques may be expected to increase in value over theyears, but that won't happen if the items are neglected and allowedto deteriorate.

Knowing how to care for art and antiques in a home is no lessimportant than understanding what to buy and for how much.

Dealers may be reluctant to discuss the kinds of care theobjects they sell will need. Such information could scare buyersaway.

Collectors can obtain information more easily from talking withmuseum curators or conservators, or by reading books on the subject,which many museum libraries have.

Most museums these days have high-tech temperature and humiditymonitoring systems controlling …