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) [log in to unmask]; www.americanantiquarian.org -----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) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).