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Re: Basement for collections storage???
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Bennett Siegel <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:10:23 -0400
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Use caution, the real question is, can you accurately control the RH
(relative humidity) and temperature, to produce the stable environment that
suits the demands of your collection?

Bennett J. Siegel
Chief Preparator/Exhibit Designer
Delaware Art Museum
800 S. Madison Street
Wilmington, Delaware  19801
302 571 9590  X631
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Andy Dickes
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:27 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Basement for collections storage???

Hi there-

I work at a place where we just opened up a museum.  It is a four-story
facility, and the tentative plan now is to build a room in the basement
for collection storage.  Are basements a strict no-no for these storage
areas?  I know the humidity is generally higher, and the risk of flooding
is higher as well, but the designers of the original building never
thought about this.  How hard should I be fighting for a non-basement
collections area?

Andy Dickes

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