Hi Erin,
Pack-up all of your objects and move them
off-site until the restoration project is completed!
OHS owns/manages 56 sites around
Next week I am returning furniture to one
of our managed sites, where we just completed paint, wallpapering and floor
covering in several rooms. There was never any thought given to working around
the objects or storing them on-site; we simply removed the objects from harm’s
way until the work was completed. One benefit to removing the objects is while
they are in temporary storage (our Collections Storage Facility), I can examine
each object and any cleaning/conservation treatment, exhibit prep work can be performed
before the objects are returned to the site.
Hope this helps,
Russ
Russell P. Arledge
Collections Facility Manager
Collections, Historic Preservation &
Statewide Outreach
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Your
experiences with restoration process
Hello List:
Within the next 6-12 months, Historic Cherry Hill will be embarking on a large
restoration project on our 1787 historic house. There are three major
areas of work: window re-build and/or repair, HVAC design and installation,
plaster repair and wallpaper replacement.
My question for you all is in regard to the process and care of exhibited
collections during that process. If anyone has experience they would like to
share, I would certainly welcome it. We are going to be making field
trips to two large local historic sites who recently completed restoration, but
wanted to get a message out further afield to collect as many responses as
possible. Thank you!
--
Erin Elizabeth Crissman
Curator
Historic
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