I have spent some time lately looking at various museums' rental policies, and I've noticed that some contracts state that balloons are allowed as long as they have a long enough string/ribbon to retrieve it if they should float to the ceiling.  Not a bad idea, IMO.


In a message dated 4/26/2004 12:35:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

> Hi All,
>
> Candace raised a good point about balloons.
>
> If you have high ceilings AND a security system that depends upon motion detectors, you *must* ban helium-filled balloons.  One or two will inevitably float to the ceiling during any function.  When they begin to deflate and sink (after a few hours), they will trip the motion detectors . . . hence your
> alarms.  Such false alarms can be expensive.
>
> Best wishes during this new week,
>
> Jay Heuman, Curator of Education
> Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> Utah State University
> 4020 Old Main Hill
> Logan, UT     84322-4020
> T 435.797.0165
> F 435.797.3423

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