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We have something similar as well at the museum I work with, but sometimes
people seem to want to be illiterate and touch the artifacts anyway.
We do however emphasize wearing gloves while touching objects when we give a
tour, especially to school-age children. It helps them understand a little,
especially if they come up for the reason why we wear the gloves on their
own.
Jennessa Reed
Programs Assistant, Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute
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From: "Lori Tomlinson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Please do not touch signs
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> Our signage reads...
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> "Please Look But Don't Touch
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> We know it's tempting! But human skin
> contains oils and acids that are damaging
> to the artifacts.
>
> Help us preserve these precious pieces of our past."
>
> We verbally reiterate this point with school groups, and ask the children
to
> consider what might happen if thousands of people came into their room and
> touched/played with their favorite toy. Helps drive the point home using
an
> example they can understand.
>
> Lori Tomlinson
> Executive Director
> Florida Adventure Museum
> Punta Gorda, Fla. USA
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> <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#400000" SIZE=3>Our signage
reads...
> <BR>
> <BR>"Please Look But Don't Touch
> <BR>
> <BR>We know it's tempting! But human skin
> <BR>contains oils and acids that are damaging
> <BR>to the artifacts.
> <BR>
> <BR>Help us preserve these precious pieces of our past."
> <BR>
> <BR>We verbally reiterate this point with school groups, and ask the
children to consider what might happen if thousands of people came into
their room and touched/played with their favorite toy. Helps drive the
point home using an example they can understand.
> <BR>
> <BR>Lori Tomlinson
> <BR>Executive Director
> <BR>Florida Adventure Museum
> <BR>Punta Gorda, Fla. USA
> <BR>[log in to unmask]</FONT></HTML>
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