We are designing a 1500 square foot hands-on history gallery telling the stories of life as a Dallas County child over 150 years. We exhibit a high-wheel bicycle in one of the main exhibits, and back in September I thought it would be fun to have a stationary, reproduction high wheel bike in the hands-on gallery for kids to ride. I later found out the newly-opened Chicago History Museum also has one and has been very popular and successful. Here is the problem: our exhibit design firm, exhibit fabricator company, and Executive Director all feel that it is too much of a liability. I will be making a presentation to our Board President and Executive Director lobbying to keep this element. If you have a rideable component in one of your galleries or something similar, I would greatly appreciate you sharing your (hopefully, positive) experiences with me. Please contact me at [log in to unmask] Thank you, Valerie Keoun Educational Services Manager Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture 100 South Houston Street Dallas, TX 75202 214.745.1100 www.oldred.org <http://www.oldred.org/> ========================================================= 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).