Please post to the discussion list.  I would appreciate the information too
and I think it is a subject which holds an interest for everyone.  Thanks!!

>Please excuse any cross posting.
>
>The Mint Museum of Art is in the process of renovating the old Montaldo's
>building (upscale women's clothing store) into the Mint Museum of Craft and
>Design.  It is scheduled to open in 1999.  I would like to talk with US
>colleagues that have recently gone through this and survived!  I have
>questions regarding the latest and greatest in fire suppression, HVAC,
>collections storage design and equipment (collection focus will be
>contemporary studio crafts of clay, wood, fiber and glass), tips and
>pointers in working with architects, pitfalls to avoid, just to name a few.
>Please respond off-list, so I may contact you individually to hear all the
>details.  I thank you in advance.
>Martha Tonissen Mayberry
>Registrar, Mint Museum of Art
>2730 Randolph Road
>Charlotte, NC  28207
>704/337-2005
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