Ann: can’t you apply the UV film (colorless or with a very light tint) directly on to the glass of the display case?  I remember high school cases for trophies, etc. being glass.

 

Lee

 

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Subject: UV/Light Blocking Films for Exhibit Cases?

 

Hello, All – Yes, I know the UV film topic has been covered at length several times, but I think I’ve got a new wrinkle here. We are working on a grant-funded project in which a group of local high school students are inventorying and cataloguing their school’s collection of trophies, yearbooks, photos and other documents and artifacts dating back to 1909. One outcome of the project will be a series of exhibits designed by the students and installed in cases around the school. These cases have glass doors, and many of the areas have a lot of natural light streaming in. Does any of you know of a film that we could put on these case doors that would block a substantial amount of ultraviolet and visible light yet still make it possible to see the objects inside? Unfortunately, film or shades on the windows are not options here.

Many thanks,

Anne

 

Anne T. Lane, Collections Manager
Charlotte Museum of History
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