Peter,
The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is working on a project like you are
talking about.
Tom Hunter - Collections Assistant
Museums and Collections Services
Ring House # 1
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada, T6G 2E1
T: (780) 492-0653
C: (780) 405-0167
F: (780) 492-6185
W: www.museums.ualberta.ca



-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Gale [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 5:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Open Storage


Would anyone know of recent or current projects to build extensive open
storage facilities, either in North America or elsewhere in the world that
are secure and yet allow visits by the public without an escort.

I would also be curious if anyone is aware of an open storage facility, new
or old, that includes interpretive components (labels, computer stations
with a data base of information, audio tours, image projections, etc.) that
allow the objects on display to 'speak for themselves' without a personal
guide.

Thanks very much for any suggestions that you might have.

Peter Gale
Toronto

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