Time to bake some beads with MOA conservator, Mauray Toutloff! In order to prevent some of the objects in our collections from being exposed to corrosion we must keep them in the driest possible environment, The MOA conservation team uses silicone dioxide beads which trap environmental moisture which allows conservators to build low humidity micro-environments. The silicone dioxide beads are saturated with a moisture indicating solution which is orange when dry but will turn green when the gel i