The Albany Institute of History & Art in Albany, NY features an open storage
in its galleries.


On 1/19/04 12:44 AM, "Automatic digest processor"
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> Date:    Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:27:20 -0500
> From:    Guy Hermann <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Open Storage
>
>> Would anyone know of recent or current projects to build extensive
>> open storage facilities, either in North America or elsewhere in the
>> world that are secure and yet allow visits by the public without an
>> escort.
>>
> The Darwin Center at the Natural History Museum in London is a
> spectacular open storage facility for their "wet" or alcohol
> collections.  It is seven stories tall (I think) with a central atrium
> so you can see all seven levels.  They have interpretive materials on
> the first level and offer guided tours on an hourly basis led by
> working science staff members.
>
>> I would also be curious if anyone is aware of an open storage
>> facility, new or old, that includes interpretive components (labels,
>> computer stations with a data base of information, audio tours, image
>> projections, etc.) that allow the objects on display to 'speak for
>> themselves' without a personal guide.
>
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> Guy Hermann
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