Happy New Year, MuseumLers – Do not forgot that there will be ongoing cleaning/washing/drycleaning needed for the costumes and costume accessories (i.e. gloves, helmets, scarves) as well. Will this cleaning be done in-house, sent out to a professional laundry/drycleaner or will someone have to be tasked with also taking the costume home to be washed (along with those dirty cotton gloves used for object handling)?

As a mom with long-haired children who went thru the hassle of lice infestations when they were school-aged, I suggest you might want to drop any item that would be put on the head – it is a lot of work to disinfect headwear for lice. And a PR nightmare if you are accused of promulgating a lice infestation among your visitors.  

…  a dress up interactive for kids who visit my museum but am running into some problems. We focus on the history of motorcycling in America. Ideally, I would like the kids to be able to dress up to look like they are from different eras and from different disciplines of motorcycling (motocross, road racing etc.).  

First, I thought of buying actual gear meant for kids. But, that can be very expensive. I also want the costumes to be very easy to put on and take off. We have a lot of school groups where most of the kids have never ridden a motorcycle. I’ve looked at getting Halloween costumes but most the “biker” costumes out there are imaged after outlaw groups rather than professional disciplines. …

Regards,

Meg

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