Thanks so much for you reply.  I think our maintenance staff would be happy
with a 16 foot ladder - right now they use a 40 ft. extension ladder - too
scary.  I think we will have to go with a lift.  Scaffolding was another
suggestion that sounds interesting.  Now to find the money!

Thanks again.

Regards,


Lisa Moellering
Curator of Collections/Registrar
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, Texas 77004
713.942.8000 x110
713.942.7953 (fax)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
Of Marshall Duell
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:45 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gallery lighting question

It looks I sent out an incomplete response to your concern.  We too have a
small museum with lighting that is difficult to access because of the very
tall ceilings in the exhibit gallery.  A very stable sixteen foot ladder has
been preferable to a lift, which has the potential to complicate things
quite a bit.

If your maintenance engineer is reluctant to change lights, you might want
to make use of a lighting pro who would enjoy experimenting with different
kinds of "lamps" that can have a major visual impact on your exhibit area.
It may be the case that the services of such a person would cost less than a
lift rental, and your gallery may have a much more dramatic appearance as a
result.

Good luck.

Marshall Duell
Curator, Old Courthouse Museum
211 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Moellering [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 9:08 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Gallery lighting question


This may sound like a simple question but I am having problems with this
issue.  Our main exhibition gallery has numerous lights that need changing
on a regular basis.  This is done by our maintenance engineer (after
numerous requests).  We are a relatively small museum and we do not own a
lift (the lights are very high)  - so we either rent a lift or use this very
unsafe-looking ladder (which is probably the reason the lights do not get
changed as often as they should).  A few questions
* do most of you have a set schedule on changing lights?
* do you own a lift or rent?
* How do you convince your director that having someone climb this ladder is
not a good idea and investing in a lift or budgeting the money for rentals
would be a safer bet?

Thanks for any suggestions!


Lisa Moellering
Curator of Collections/Registrar
Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, Texas 77004
713.942.8000 x110
713.942.7953 (fax)
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