Okay, since you brought it up....

We have a 32-foot fishing boat, a 35ish-foot lifeboat, a 20-foot bar (over
which liquor was sold and the wall behind it), and 2 small open stage
coaches. All need some attention, some desparately, and I'm preparing to
write a CP grant application.  Before I write to AAI and get the list of
conservators that may or may not be willing to come to Alaska to look help
me do a condition survey and conservation plan for these artifacts, are
there any conservators lurking out there interested in being written into a
grant application?

By the way, I have parts from a restored 1906 steam-powered fire engine.
The work was done before I was hired.  I'm having the same quandry.  I can't
through them away.  I don't think anyone would buy these bent metal pieces
even if I received permission to sell them.  They are wasting away in
storage, perhaps to be displayed if we ever have room to do so.

Hopefully,

Jerrie

Jerrie Clarke
Curator of Collections
Valdez Museum
http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html


>From: Roeland Stulemeijer <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: I Am Very Concerned-- What do with replaced parts?
>Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 03:07:45 GMT
>
>I'm sorry but as a C&R specialist I have to say at least my one-cent worth.
>If I where to restore a Tang Dynasty jar and parts of the glaze came off,
>it
>would be easier to restore the missing glaze with a colour filling then
>spent hours putting the glaze back. So if I could action of the glaze to
>get
>funding I should do that? (Ok I know this in not a real 'hot' item to
>action
>but for the sake of the argument.)
>Each and every time we do that we are putting on more and more 'fake' glaze
>until we have a Tang Dynasty shaped jar made out of clay from the right
>period but the glaze is one big 'restoration'. Please don't call this a
>restoration this is just repair (taking the easy way out).
>
>Conservation & Restoration is not replacing parts, especially in a museum.
>Museums show objects that are conserved to show the public about history
>and
>not about how these things looked when they where new. How can kids realise
>that the things they see in a museum are old if everything is new and
>shine.
>
>So I would say don?t make the T-ford a new car, you might as well sell the
>repaired car to fund other projects in the museum. Maybe like hiring a
>conservator to do at least basic preventive conservation.
>
>Thank you for your attention,
>Roeland
>
>Like Terry Vidal said:
>
>TAG YOU?RE IT
>
>
>
>


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