When we renovated a gallery last year, we used Benjamin Moore EcoSpec.  
We consulted a conservator, our exhibition designer did research, our 
registrar did research, and EcoSpec was the winner.  The gallery opened 
October 2005 and we've had no complaints.

-- 

Jill R. Chancey, PhD
Curator
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
PO Box 1108
Laurel, MS 39440
www.LRMA.org
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Simpson, Monica wrote:
>
> Is anyone up-to-date on the best paint to use for exhibition cases?   
> The little bit of research that I have done indicates that low-VOC or 
> no-VOC latex paints are acceptable/desirable.   Does anyone know what 
> the current thinking on this is?   I'm not building the space shuttle, 
> but would like to know that we are doing what is best for our 
> objects.  The products that have been suggested are Sherwin Williams 
> Harmony and Benjamin Moore EcoSpec.   Pittsburgh makes a VOC-free 
> latex called Pure Performance.  Pure Performance and Harmony are 
> marketed as mildew resistant, which makes me wonder if there's an 
> antimicrobial additive, and if so, if that's a problem.  Any practical 
> help on this would be much appreciated.
>
> Monica Simpson
> Permanent Collection Registrar
> Memorial Art Gallery
> Rochester, New York 14607
> 585 473 7720 X3013
> 585 473 6266 (fax)
>
 

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