Paige--FYI, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center had policies in place but they were completely ignored by a recent event, which trashed the museum beyond belief.
http://www.wlwt.com/news/23527723/detail.html
http://www.thecincinnatiherald.com/news/2010-05-22/Front_Page/Sorority_trashes_Freedom_Center.html
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/alpha-xi-delta-sorority-drunken-party-freedom-center-2621298.html
The Smoking Gun website reproduces the memo from the Freedom Center to Miami University with a detailed statement of the behavior and damage.
Any policy needs to take this level of potential extreme behavior into account. They were not supposed to go into the exhibit areas but they did.
Best,
Julia Muney Moore
Public Art Administrator
Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN
(317) 875-5500 x219
mobile (317) 460-0596
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Policies on allowing food events outside galleries
Hello. I am interested in knowing what types of policies are in place at your institution/site regarding the allowance of galas, parties and other events with food and drink (alcholic and non-alcholic) in spaces adjacent to galleries. I know that this is practiced in some art museums but what about other institutions with historic objects- furniture, textiles, metals, etc.
Do you have written or unwritten policies?
Is it specified on a facilities report for loans?
Who has jurisdiction over these decisions, conservation or museum management?
Is there a restriction on what types of foods or drink are allowed?
I am mainly interested in hearing from US or North American museums but other countries are also welcome to respond. In the last few years, this museum's policy has changed regarding this topic and I am curious to know where we stand.
Thanks for your input.
Paige Myers
Textile Conservator
North Carolina Museum of History
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