Unfortunately, three of my storage vaults are off main exhibition galleries
and all of them have nice brass plaques with their names on them "The Mr. &
Mrs. Jones Art Storage Vault". The powers-that-be determined long before I
came that the security risk was out-weighed by the money they received for
the naming rights. They are all locked with security systems. There has
never been a problem with theft but I've had to drill it into the curators
and other collections staff that the doors have to be triple-checked to make
sure that they are securely closed before they walk away. I don't think
you're casual visitor will attempt to enter a locked and alarmed door. A
professional thief will get into to the vaults and around most security
systems whether there's a plaque or not. (I wish I had the security system
portrayed in The Thomas Crowne Affair!) If your Director wants to put a
plaque on the doors and there's no changing his/her mind, you just have to
be extremely careful with closing and locking the door. My vaults have locks
that can be opened but never unlocked - so once the door is closed it's
locked. Perhaps that would work for you?

Best of luck,
Michelle

Michelle Gallagher, Collections Manager
Palm Springs Desert Museum



 > >   -----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
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 > >   FAX:   208/736-4712
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