▁to ▁create ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁protect ive ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁collections ▁in ▁their ▁care , ▁whether ▁in ▁store , ▁on ▁display , ▁or ▁in ▁trans it . ▁A ▁museum ▁should ▁carefully ▁monitor ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁collections ▁to ▁determine ▁when ▁an ▁artifact ▁requires ▁conservation ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁a ▁qualified ▁conserv ator . ▁ ▁Inter vent ive ▁conservation ▁ ▁A ▁teaching ▁programme ▁of ▁inter vent ive ▁conservation ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁by ▁I one ▁Ged ye , ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁teaching ▁inter vent ive ▁conserv ators ▁today . ▁ ▁A ▁principal ▁aim ▁of ▁a ▁cultural ▁conserv ator ▁is ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁d eter ior ation ▁of ▁an ▁object . ▁Both ▁non - inter vent ive ▁and ▁inter vent ive ▁method ologies ▁may ▁be ▁employed ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁this ▁goal . ▁Inter vent ive ▁conservation ▁refers ▁to ▁any ▁direct ▁interaction ▁between ▁the ▁conserv ator ▁and ▁the ▁material ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁object . ▁Inter vent ive ▁actions ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁reasons , ▁including ▁a est h etic ▁choices , ▁stabil ization ▁needs ▁for ▁struct ural ▁integrity , ▁or ▁cultural ▁requirements ▁for ▁int ang ible ▁continu ity . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁inter vent ive ▁treat ments ▁include ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁dis color ed ▁var n ish ▁from ▁a ▁painting , ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁w ax ▁to ▁a ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁the ▁was hing ▁and ▁reb inding ▁of ▁a ▁book . ▁Eth ical ▁standards ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁require ▁that ▁the ▁conserv