Amber, Go to the web site for The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) (www.aic.stanford.edu) and follow the link to "Guide for Conservation Services". The AIC offers free referral service for the public and you can search by both media and region to identify conservators whom you can contact with your problem. You can also call nearby musuems (St. Louis Art Musuem, Missouri Historical Society) to get suggestions and referrals too. I know that the Art Museum has a texiles conservator. The nearest regional conservation labs to you are the Intermusuem Lab in Cleveland Ohio and the Upper Midwest Conservation Lab in Minneapolis. Cheers! Dave David Harvey Conservator Los Angeles, California USA -----Original Message----- From: Amber Clifford <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:50:54 -0500 Subject: Tent cleaning emergency Hello to all- I have in my collections an actual Bedouin tent. It is approximately 90' x 90' x 30', hand woven of wool and camel hair. My problem is this. We have basement storage, and the basement flooded. The tent was caught in the worst part of the flooding. We are in the process of unrolling and drying the tent, which weighs over 500lbs when dry. My next step is obviously cleaning the tent. I, however, do not have the equipment or space for that task. Does anyone know, or recommend, a good lab for that job? I'm in mid-Missouri, and want to take the tent to a good conservation lab. Any help finding a good conservator is appreciated. Amber R. Clifford Instructor, Department of History and Anthropology Nance Collections Curator, Central Archives and Museum Central Missouri State University Wood 136N Warrensburg, MO 64093 Tel: (660)-543-8692 Email: [log in to unmask] Fax: (660)-543-4535 ========================================================= 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).