How long is temporarily?  I would suggest putting some sort of lock on the
door to keep your collections area secure.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer M. Lane" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Do you name your artifact storage area?


> In our historic house museum, one of our storage areas is temporarily
within
> the tourable portion of the house. Although the door is closed, visitors
still
> open the door and peek inside. To prevent such, we put a note on the door
> saying "Guides, please keep this door closed at all times! Thanks,
Curator."
> That has done the trick!
>
> Quoting Janice Klein <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > How 'bout naming it "Staff Only"?
> >
> > janice
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> > Behalf Of Phyllis Oppenheim
> >   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:11 AM
> >   To: [log in to unmask]
> >   Subject: Do you name your artifact storage area?
> >
> >
> >   We will be moving into a new artifact storage wing this spring. The
> > entrance to it is off the entrance to our new observatory so it will
have
> > public traffic quite often. I do not want to identify the wing by naming
it
> > However, there is pressure to name it thus announcing to visitors what
is
> > beyond the door. It will be secured with an alarm system.  But it seems
to
> > me that it would be an invitation to a would be thief to draw attention
to
> > it by hanging a name on it . I would like to know how many of you hang
up a
> > sign naming this area of your museum, and what you think of this idea.
> > Thanks for your help. Phyllis
> >
> >   Phyllis Oppenheim
> >   Collections Manager
> >   The Herrett Center
> >   College of Southern Idaho
> >   PO Box 1238
> >   Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238
> >   TEL:   208/732-6660
> >   FAX:   208/736-4712
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> >   WEB:   www.csi.edu/herrett
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