The problem with "no food or drink to be taken into the galleries" is that it stops diabetics (who need to have sources of carbohydrate with them at all times) from coming into the galleries.
"no eating or drinking in the galleries" is a little better although I would prefer "no eating or drinking in the galleries (except in a medical emergency)".
Trevor Reynolds
Collections Registrar, English Heritage
Room 605, 23 Savile Row, London, W1S 2ET, UK
tel: +44 (0)20 7973 3482 fax: +44 (0)20 7973 3001 (GTN 3503 3482)
>>> "Gibson, Cecelia" <[log in to unmask]> 06/27 3:05 pm >>>
I have two questions for the list. One is a rather sensitive issue for all
of you to ponder. We are currently developing guidelines for visitor
conduct in exhibition galleries. The guidelines would be posted in each
gallery and would be used by our Gallery Representatives as a means of
enabling them to act when they see behaviors that are inappropriate in the
gallery. One of the first items listed would, of course, be no food or
drinks allowed. We would like to include breast-feeding in this category as
it is technically a food source. Recently, we had an incident where a young
mother needed to feed her infant and decided that, since seating was
provided in the gallery, to stay in the exhibition space to breast-feed. My
question to the list is, do you allow breast-feeding in your exhibition
spaces, and if so, why? If not, how do you approach the situation without
offending the visitor?
The second question is, what other guidelines would you include in this
document?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Cecelia Gibson
Exhibitions Registrar
National Building Museum
202-272-2448 x3900
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