We have borrowed an idea from the Wyoming State Museum- they have taken photos of individual collection items, labeled them as coming from the Museum collection, and have them hanging in various spaces in the offices, by bathrooms etc.- When we were asked to use original art to decorate city offices we did not have the technology for good artifact photos so our compromise was using photos from the collection that are scanned and printed, it is then the responsibility of the office they're going to to have them framed- recently we did a mini wall exhibit (the size of a single piece of mat board) of the old state armory it shows some pictures and talks about its history- it is hanging in the armory's lobby- this has been so well received we are in the process of doing them for a few more city buildings- this seems to be a nice way of reminding folks we are here, and still keeping control of the artifacts. Nikkie Nikkie Cooper, Curator Fort Morgan Museum ***Please note new contact information*** P.O. Box 184 Fort Morgan, CO 80701 970-542-4011 [log in to unmask] www.ftmorganmus.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Koomler To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 9:44 PM Subject: use of collections in offices Hi, I know this has been discussed before, but I beg some help with an answer. I have been asked about the use of collections objects in staff offices, in part to enhance the visibility of our collection to those whose only experience with the Museum may be with the staff in their offices. Feedback, please? Thanks ========================================================= 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).