Good morning all,
apologies for cross-posting. The education staff at our institution is curious about docents using flashlights or laser pointers to identify objects about which they are talking. Do any of you have experience with this? Is it done in your museum? How has it worked for the docents and visitors? Is the momentary exposure to a laser of concern to collections? I don't think that a weak flashlight occasionally shone over an object will cause substantial UV damage, but I know less about the qualities of laser-pointer lasers.
Thanks very much for your help!

Whitney A. J. Robertson

Collections Assistant

Dumbarton House

 

2715 Que Street NW Washington, DC 20007

(202) 337-2288 www.dumbartonhouse.org

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