Collections" Policy: As with all professionally curated museums, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum follows a detailed collection policy in making decisions about adding to the collection, loaning artifacts from the collection, and allowing access to scholars and members of the public.

Alexandria Archaeology Storage Facility: Find out about how we designed a new storage facility and took measures to preserve the collection for future generations.

Conservation of Artifacts: Learn about documenting, cleaning and conserving artifacts from a Civil War Privy.

Additional information on caring for our collections can be ordered from Alexandria Archaeology Publications:

• Alexandria Archaeology Laboratory Procedures
  ($3.00)
  This 10 page manual provides guidance to our laboratory volunteers about cleaning, marking, cataloguing and packing artifacts.
• City of Alexandria Archaeological Standards
  ($3.00)
  This document provides standards for archaeological consultants working in Alexandria, and includes detailed instructions on preparing collections for our repository.
• Alexandria Archaeology Artifact Code Books
  ($8.00)
  The Code Books provide the terms used to catalogue artifacts in our database, and includes sections on ceramics, glass and animal bones. Included are definitions and dates for an extensive list of 18th and 19th century ceramic wares and types, and for many of the identifying features of glass vessels.
• Conducting Conservation Assessments: Planning for the Future of our Collections
  ($3.00)
  This conference paper discusses the need to assess the artifact storage conditions and create adequate repositories to preserve these collections for the future. It details the efforts which led to the creation of the new Alexandria Archaeology Storage Facility in 1990.

Learn More about Archaeological Curation and Collections Management by taking a workshop taught yearly by Alexandria Archaeology staff, through the National Preservation Institute.