Hello all, Recently I have been assigned to researching and writing a preventive conservation (housekeeping) plan for our Regional Collections Facility (one archives storage room, one 3-D or natural and cultural room) as well as the two Public Lands Information Centers (two different cities) that we are in charge of collections (over 1 million objects). We serve as a repository and support center for the 16 National Parks in Alaska and have collections from around the state as well as our own. I have several examples of National Park Service Museum Housekeeping Plans, but would like to see other museum's plans if you are willing to share. I am particularly interested in schedules and task lists for cleaning Exhibits. Most of our exhibits are wildlife mounts, some in open air up high and others enclosed in plexiglass cases. How often is it necessary to get in and clean or better yet, what is actually feasable? How much do museum folks end up really deep cleaning these types of exhibits as compared to what's written down? And what training do you require for those cleaning these collections? Can volunteers be utilized or must it be professionals- or does it depend on the collection, or your board, or bosses? Thanks for any help you may have! Please send emails regarding this subject to [log in to unmask] Robyn Langlie Museum Technician Alaska Regional Curatorial Center National Park Service _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ========================================================= 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).