This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hi Bernice
Definitely make sure that they design doors that are easily opened once unlocked and are not so heavy they are going to drop on the hinges after a while. I have experienced a number of places that can only intermittently open their display cases because the hinges have dropped and they either have to get specialists in to open them (at high cost), or it takes a huge effort and help of a number of Facilities staff to close the doors or even get them open in the first place. Like your idea - designers should work more with conservators on this... I have recently said just that in my dissertation! Regards Linda Linda Kemp BSc Conservation Student The Cass. School of Design Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture & Design London Metropolitan University 41 Commercial Road London E1 1LA e-mail: linda.k...@email59.plus.com From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Morris, Bernice Sent: 28 May 2013 19:06 To: pestlist@museumpests.Net Subject: [pestlist] IPM and exhibtion design This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I'm interested in putting together some guidelines for our exhibition designers to encourage them to design cases and platforms with IPM in mind, i.e. casework which is easy to clean inside and underneath, can be easily moved for monitoring purposes or deep cleaning, and is constructed of materials pests do not like to eat. I'd like to give them more guidance than just 'easy to clean'-has anyone any advice or resources they can suggest to back up my general recommendations? I'm particularly interested in drawings of cases, and also examples of how other institutions have tackled this problem, especially in light of tight budgets and fast exhibition turnover. Many thanks, Bernice Bernice Morris Assistant Conservator of Costume and Textiles Philadelphia Museum of Art 215-684-7579 <mailto:bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org> bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
