Together with architecture, paintings, the printed books and the manuscripts are the visible evidences of our past. They are our collective memory. Why conservation In rapid changing times and a more unforseeable future we seem to hold more onto what we have.... Until the Industrial Revolution our creations outlived ourselves. The Family Bible was passed on from generation to generation. With modern even more rapidly changing times in our consumer society, we outlive our creations. Not only father's time was different when he was a young lad, but your own time was different when you were young. Not only the Family Bible but also that children's book becomes important as it not only echoes a different time, but has become a part of your identity. The changing of time calls a desire in us to look back and to put ourselves in historical perspective. Basic questions as: who are we?, and, where do we come from? may not entirely be answered but by looking back we will get a better insight in ourselves. With conservation we try to safeguard our collective memory from decline, so we and future generation will be able to find answers to: where do we come from? | 
