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
I would also suggest that if you are planning on working with suppliers for things such as environmental monitoring that you recommend having a chat with them at the planning and designing stage to see if there is anything they can suggest to make life easier with regards to their products. We supply monitoring kit here in the UK and it's a lot easier when we are involved sooner rather than later so that cases etc can be designed with the system in mind rather than having to make use of off the shelf kit or trying to adapt cases etc after they have already been completed or even when already in use. A hole drilled very quickly and easily at manufacturing stage can turn into a bit of a drama if it needs to be 'retro fitted'. Samantha Samantha Greatbatch Meaco Measurement & Control Ltd t: 0845 838 6963 w: www.meaco.co.uk In August 2013 I will be trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for a local charity that helps abandoned and abused dogs all over the UK. Its name is Greyhound Gap and further details of its work can be found on its web site www.greyhoundgap.org.uk. I am aiming to raise a huge target but then this is a huge challenge for me, and I believe it will be worth every penny. If you would like to know more about my training for the hike then please follow my blog at www.kili2013.com and if you would like to support me, and the rescue and rehabilitiation of greyhounds and lurchers through Greyhound Gap, then my fundraising page can be found on http://www.justgiving.com/Samantha-Greatbatch. -----Original Message----- From: pestlist@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net] Sent: 29 May 2013 19:17 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] These messages are from the Museumpests List, digest mode. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jerry Shiner" <i...@keepsafe.ca> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:07:48 -0400 Subject: RE: [pestlist] IPM and exhibtion design Bernice Try directing your searches towards articles and web sites on designing, building and maintaining appropriate microclimates in showcases. Many of the best practices in this area are also relevant for your concerns (eg, excellent sealing, stable materials, ease of access, etc.) That said, as one who has seen what lurks in the plinths and light attics of many showcases, you will find it hard to police the final (and crucial) days of a gallery installation. js Jerry Shiner Keepsafe Microclimate Systems www.keepsafe.ca <http://www.keepsafe.ca/> i...@keepsafe.ca +1 800 683-4696 Providing a suite of services and environmental control solutions for museums and archives, including control of humidity, oxygen and temperature. -----Original Message----- From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Morris, Bernice Sent: May-28-13 2:06 PM 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 ********************* end of message ***** ********************* next message ******* From: "Linda Kemp" <linda.k...@email59.plus.com> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 20:50:44 +0100 Subject: RE: [pestlist] IPM and exhibtion design 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 ********************* end of message ***** ********************* next message ******* From: Carolyn Leckie <clec...@mus-nature.ca> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 19:57:26 +0000 Subject: IPM - exhibit case design details Hi Bernice What a great idea. I survived a massive insect infestation involving lots of dioramas and ethnographic cases and it really got one thinking about practical design details. While I am short on time I think I could give you a quick list of my favourite issues and maybe it will get others thinking. It's always good to start with a survey of your institutions to see how various designs have held up over time. Old buggy, dirty cases are much more persuasive. As you already said, it is all about cleanable, monitorable ..... Below I have listed some of the design details we commonly wind up discussing. - seal exhibits very well with well know archival materials (overall case, glazing, doors, light access) - bacca rod, sealants, gaskets - gaskets on doors etc, only work if there are enough pressure points, so the gasket can do its job - if practical make it possible to change the lights without entering the exhibit - if an exhibit is fairly well sealed - consider positive pressure - simple, low tech and it will save you so much work later on - various parts of exhibits should be either - cleanable and monitorable - especially be careful of areas underneath, overtop, behind cases - visualize the entire cleaning and monitoring process - OR tightly sealed up so they do not become quiet, dusty, areas that can become quiet breeding ground for bugs - we have even been known to sprinkle borax under platforms (with a label) before sealing up a "funny space" under a diorama platform - make sure I can access a case for monitoring "quickly and easily" e.g. <1min not 5 minutes or monitoring is just NOT realistic on a routine basis - also think about the impact of the "build outs" that might occur in from on an access panel - these can leave you doing the limbo just to get to the access door - plan for access to all parts of the exhibit and or removal of specimens e.g. don't trap anything or make it so I can't reach it - if a case if very large make sure - I can get to all parts in a realistic fashion e.g. I don't have to empty the entire case - if necessary, reinforce some of the floor/ foregrounds in a diorama so I can move around in the exhibit - give me a useful place that I can hide a sticky trap (even if it has to be colour matched somewhat) - beware of small complicate areas that are hard to clean - avoid complicated little spaces that are prone to get dusty and can't be realistically cleaned e.g. small spaces between a plinth and back of a case - we once had a gasket at the bottom of a large window that was somewhat recessed - when the window cleaners used a squeegee, damp dusty water accumulated in the little U-shaped trough between the glass, the gasket and the wooden frame and the dusty wet area became a dermestid breeding ground - beware of bigger, quiet dusty areas that can become breeding grounds for pests - inside/under/adjacent to an exhibit/diorama - especially under platforms - these areas can sometimes accumulate a spectacular amount of unresolved museum paraphernalia, making it hard to clean I hope this gets people's ideas going. Carolyn Leckie -----Original Message----- From: pestlist@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net] Sent: May-28-13 2:14 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] These messages are from the Museumpests List, digest mode. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- From: "Morris, Bernice" <bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org> Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:05:32 -0400 Subject: IPM and exhibtion design 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 bernice.mor...@philamuseum.org <mailto: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 DIGEST mode. 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