My inclination would be to not accession the flags. I would regard them
in much the same way as (non-historic) framed prints on the walls,
drapes, or any other fixture of the building; even more so as you are
having to intervene in the fabric of the flags by treating them with
flame retardant.
If, however, the flags are something you would want to include in your
collection (because of their associations, what they represent, etc.),
you might want to accession them, and then get a duplicate,
non-accessioned set to hang (which, I suspect, is not a good way to
display an accessioned object). If acquisition funds are low for
obtaining new flags, you might try writing to the various associations
to see if they would donate a flag to you.
Cheers,
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Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
1302 Bomford Crescent S.W.
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6
(403) 502-8587
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Dear listers-
I have begun voluntering at a War memorial and will soon undertake
accessioning the objects in the collection. The excutive director would
like
to hang flags of different societies (POW/MIA, Survivors of Pearl
Harbor,
etc.) in the auditorium. The fire marshall has required the flags to
be
dipped in flame retardant. My question is whether or not I should
accession
the flags (all are modern 5 years old or less). I was thinking they
could be
considered similar to the American and State flags that museums fly
outside
of their sites, and therefore not a collection object. Ideas? Imput?
Kimberly Terbush
804-338-9010
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