Even more than an owner's rep, museums building new facilities need an
environmental consultant specifically for the collections.  This usually is
in addition to any conservation professional you have on staff or is
consulting with your museum.  This person will be know all about chillers,
air filtration, and where ducts need to go to optimize collection care.
Architects usually dislike these people -- who are able to tell you exactly
why you lost 7' in storage space, or how to avoid the same air from the
restaurant mingling with your valuable objects.  When we were redoing a
museum in New York, we used Bill Lull, out of Princeton Junction, NJ.  Have
a chat with him.  Cheers, Geri Thomas, President, Thomas & Assoicates, Inc.,
www.artstaffing.com.  Contact me for more info off-list.

----- Original Message -----
From: Margot Jacqz <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Re.: Planning new facility


> I lost track of where this thread started, but it just struck me that
> during a search last year I interviewed a person on the team moving a
> museum collection from one major city to another. He was managing the
> facilities development. If you are planning a major expansion or
renovation
> an architectural project manager / owner's rep can be invaluable. If
> needed, perhaps I can try to find him for you. Contact me off list.
>
> Chrs, Margot
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