I am forwarding this question to the list for a friend:

> Subject:          How are exhibits / installations documented?

>  A question has come up here that you might help me in finding
>  resources for an answer.  This center has produced about 30 exhibits,
>  sometimes in conjunction with meetings they have convened.  Most of
>  the material has been kept in storage - crates of large display
>  panels, mounted photographs, replicas of rock art in fiberglass cast,
>  a "tree of life" made of ropes ...  Lots of different stuff, including
>  some slides taken of the events.  Are there practices, guidelines,
>  documentation standards, preservation guidlines that museums in
>  general (or museums in particular) might use in documenting,
>  preserving and disposing of such materials?  Any leads you can give
>  will be appreciated.  Best wishes, Paul S.
>
>  Paul Schroeder <[log in to unmask]>

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