Hi Helen A year or so ago we discovered that someone (probably a child) had drawn a pencil moustache onto one of our oil paintings by Lely. We give out gallery questionnaires to children, which is where the pencil came from. The moustache was very small and the damage superficial, but the story was leaked to the local press, which in turn was taken up by the National press, and the story ended up on Jonathan Ross's TV programme. The whole thing was blown out of proportion, and the moustache became a big handle-bar moustache drawn in permanent ink. We had visitors coming into the museum to see the famous moustache and were very disappointed when it was pointed out to them. Leeanne Westwood Senior Museum Assistant Valence House Museum London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Becontree Avenue Dagenham RM8 3HT Tel: 020 8270 6744 Fax: 020 8270 6868 [log in to unmask] Website: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk Together we will build communities and transform lives... Protect the environment and save trees only print if essential -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Helen E Scott Sent: 12 September 2005 09:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: vandalism in art galleries I am currently beginning research for a museum and gallery studies thesis on the topic of vandalism in art galleries. As part of my research I am collecting art vandalism case studies, and I was wondering if anyone on the list has had experience of acts of vandalism in their gallery (I will be considering both minor and major acts of vandalism - everything from pen graffiti to serious physical assualts on art works, ie. knife/acid attacks). I would be really grateful if anyone would be willing to share their experiences in this field. In addition to collecting details of case studies, I am particularly interested in responses to occurences of vandalism, from the gallery, its public and the media, and the effectiveness of any subsequent changes implemented by the gallery. Many thanks, Helen Scott University of St Andrews, Scotland ------------------------------------------------------------------ University of St Andrews Webmail: https://webmail.st-andrews.ac.uk ========================================================= 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). ********************************************************************** http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk E-mail confidentiality notice. This message is intended for the addressee(s) only. It may be private, confidential and may be covered by legal professional privilege or other confidentiality requirements. If you are not one of the intended recipients, please notify the sender immediately on +44(0)20-8592-4500 and delete the message from all locations in your computer network. Do not copy this e-mail or use it for any purpose or disclose its contents to any person: to do so may be unlawful ********************************************************************** ========================================================= 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).