Thanks to everyone for your feedback!  It sounds like bamboo would not be
good in a high-traffic environment where we will be moving cases, having
events, etc.  I know there are some new bamboo products billed as more
durable, but not sure I want to take that risk!

Thanks again!

Stacey Otte
The Wildling Museum

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Jennifer Wisniewski
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Bamboo flooring in museums

 

Bamboo is great in that it's an environmentally sustainable material, but
it's also very soft and doesn't hold up well to repeated abuse.  We have
bamboo flooring in our exhibit galleries, and in my experience it scratches
very easily.  We have to be careful when moving exhibit cases in our
temporary gallery because dragging them on the floor will scratch it.  And
the few times we've tried putting graphics on the floor("This way to blank
exhibit" with an arrow) it pulled up part of the surface layer when we
removed them. 

 

I can't say whether or not this is a problem for all bamboo flooring since
this is my only experience with it, but I applaud the effort to be green.  I
do have to say that the flooring has held up better in other areas where we
don't have to move exhibit cases and crates on a regular basis, but I don't
think I'd recommend it for areas where you want a durable surface that can
take a lot of abuse and still look good.

 

 

Jennifer Wisniewski

Exhibits Specialist

William J. Clinton Presidential Library

 

And of course, this email expresses my personal opinion and not that of my
employer (National Archives and Records Administration) or the federal
government which NARA is a part of.



>>> Stacey Otte <[log in to unmask]> 7/30/2012 12:34 PM >>>
Hi, all

Does anyone have any experience with using bamboo flooring in a museum
setting?  In particular I'm wondering about durability and type used.

Thanks in advance!

Stacey Otte
Executive Director
The Wildling Museum
2928 San Marcos Ave.
Los Olivos, CA 93441
805-686-8216 (direct phone)
http://www.wildlingmuseum.org 
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