At 12:03 AM 9/13/03 -0400, you wrote:
>I am a new member (as of today).  Do any of you happen to know the
>guidelines or "rules" for when security guards are necessary and when they
>are not?

Although my title is Museum Educator/Gallery Interpreter, gallery security
is actually part of my job. Our positions are a cross between a docent and
a gallery attendant.

>Right now, we schedule security AT ALL TIMES that someone other than staff
>is in the building.  Whether it be regular open hours or an evening event or
>a tour during hours that we are closed to the general public.  Do you
>sometimes fill in with other staff or even volunteers?

This basically describes our security staffing: yes, whenever non-staff
groups are in the building and the galleries are being used, one of our
staff is in the galleries. We are not separate security staff. We are
Education staff. We give tours to school groups and stand around and
prevent drunken wedding guests from damaging the armors. (Ironically, we
are paid more when we're guarding the stuff from drunken wedding guests
than when we're giving tours.) We have had volunteers and interns in the Ed
Dept who have also done gallery duty. Other departments do not usually get
tapped for this duty.

>Does that affect
>accreditation?

I have no idea.


---Amy

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