>I'm the exhibit designer for the Museum of Mobile. My dilemma is whether >to use carpet in my core exhibit galleries or not. I would like any pros >or cons of such use. PRO: Easy to vacuum (as opposed to swab and/or wax) CON: Stains are harder to remove (especially paint...) PRO: Keeps the atmosphere quiet, if that's the atmosphere you want CON: Makes the galleries look like a living room We had carpet in our old building and I found I had to spend lots of $ on a carpet service to keep it looking decent. The color of the carpet changed in only 10 years, and the whole place looked blah. When we designed our new building I asked for one gallery to have a colored concrete floor (we keep it waxed) and the others to have natural wood with heavy-duty urethane finish. After 1 year we have had no problems except a little scuffing on the wood floors--scuff marks come out with an industrial degreasing cleaner or the wonderful stuff called Goof-Off. Julia Moore Indianapolis Art Center