Alexandra,
It has been my experience that the fog/smoke
machines that use “smoke fluid” tend to deposit an oily residue on surface. It has been a while since I used one though,
so technology might have improved. Dry
ice or some other technology may do the trick.
Greg Jackson
Pottsgrove Manor Historic Site
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Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
4:34 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] smoke screens
in museums
And another question...
I am looking for thoughts by conservation and collections staff on the
use of fog machines or smoke screens in exhibits. The Indiana Historical
Society has launched a new exhibit that uses a sensor-activated smoke screen,
projecting an image on a wall. The director of conservation and I are
monitoring the changes in RH in the galleries and are interested in how other
museums and galleries have found compromises between exhibits and conservation
regarding this technology.
Any insight would be much appreciated.
Thank you again,
Alexandra
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