As a lender to exhibitions that run for a long time, we do not lend paper
objects for more than two or three months.  It is up to the curator to find
replacements.  Often institutions use surrogates with explanatory labels if
necessary about replacing a light-sensitive object with a copy. Conservators
are knowledgeable about these issues.  Also, the Print Council of America
published "Guidelines for lending works of art on paper" for its members in
1995.

Georgia B. Barnhill
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Graphic Arts
American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 471-2173
(508) 753-3311 (fax)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Moellering [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Exhibit rotation schedule


Does anyone have policies/procedures on how often they rotate items in and
out from a "permanent exhibit."  We have moved objects (photographs,
textiles, paper documents, metals...) from the exhibit to storage for
conservation reasons, but I have not found a consistent schedule for this.
Is this something a conservator would need to advise on or are there some
general guidelines.  What do you do if you need to move something out and
have nothing to put in its place?  Having exhibit labels printed can be
expensive as well, so the curator has concerns about replacing too many
items.

Any thoughts as to others' policies/procedures on this issue?

Thanks very much.

Lisa Moellering
Librarian/Archivist/Registrar
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, Texas 77004
713.942.8000 ext. 110
713.942.7953 (fax)
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