hi georgia, great idea for an exhibtion! especially now that retro seems soo *in* i have to agree with some of the other great suggestions: velcro or some sort of fastening device to keep the objects from 'roaming', a security guard, or even inconspicuous perspex. they would all protect your objects and still maintain the authenticity of the room. here at the israel museum, our youth wing is currently holding an exhibition on food and cooking called 'food: a matter of taste'. unfortunately we do not have any images of this exhibition on our website, but i can describe to you that the exhibition combines art made with food and art depicting eating or cooking with activities for children involving food. they have installed a fully functional kitchen in the entranceway of the galleryspace (where the children often gather for classes, trips, etc). it's not retro by any means, modern in style. i think the kitchen was donated in fact by a local company. anyway, my point is that the kitchen is used weekly by israeli chefs in cooking activities for kids and their parents. so once a week the kitchen becomes 'stocked' with the proper equipment for cooking and the rest of the week, the counters are bare. the staff must have a supply closet somewhere nearby but to keep the essence of the kitchen and exhibition alive in the empty kitchen, the cupboards, drawers, and back splashes are instead filled with artwork involving food. they are protected by a perspex covering at the top of the drawer. so although you are invited to open drawers and cupboards (with signs) you are reminded that art being employed in this manner is still art and not as functional (or accessible) as the rest of the kitchen may be. it becomes a bit more of a curio shop by opening these little spaces to see the artwork but it certainly helps keep the kitchen space exciting despite being empty or not in use. perhaps this is more particular to this exhibition but nonetheless thought it could help give you some ideas. if you want, i'd be happy to speak with the curator of the exhibition to answer any further questions you may have. best wishes, ziva ziva haller rubenstein image resources & copyright management the israel museum, jerusalem ----- Original Message ----- From: Georgia <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 6:14 PM Subject: exhibition class question > Hello, > I am an undergrad student in an exhibition planning and design course. For our final project, my group and I are planning an exhibit that deals with 100 years of the American Interior. Our final presentation focuses on a display of a 1950s kitchen that we would mock up if we were actually creating the exhibit. > My question deals with the security of the objects in the kitchen. We would like visitors to walk through the kitchen without any barriers, but we want to use real 1950s appliances in the exhibit. Are there any other ways we can protect our toasters, blenders, etc. from thefts without putting cases around them? Would cases interfere with the visitors' experience? We had talked about putting up a reading rail in front of the counters that had appliances on them. > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks a lot! > Georgia Millward > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > ========================================================= > 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).