Colonial Williamsburg and the Atlanta Historical Society both have systems for displaying textile artifacts that diminishes the amount of light these objects receive in their museum buildings. Colonial Williamsburg has a room reserved for these objects where the light is only on when a visitor is in the space. My memory is that the visitor can also pull out various textiles for view on command, which means that they only get light when a visitor requests seeing them. In a relatively new exhibit in Atlanta when AAM was there for the annual meeting I saw quilts on sliding panels in their exhibit space. The visitor could push a button and the quilt would roll out for view. I hope this helps, Marian Ann Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Ph.D. Interim Assistant Director, Education American Association of Museums 1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 218-7675, tel (202) 289-6578, fax [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ames B. Sheret [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:57 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Textiles in Visible Collections Does anyone display textiles (garments and accessories as well as quilts, etc.) in a visible collections storage type exhibit? Does a visitor get to see each textile or just an example with the rest of the items stored away? We are converting an exhibit space into a collections storage/visible collections storage-study center and would appreciate details from anyone who has this kind of arrangement. Thanks! Mary Ames Sheret Curator of Collections & Exhibits Southern Oregon Historical Society ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).