I hope to establish some reasonable guidelines for the use of glass in our exhibition components. For durability reasons we plan to use many glass display cases in our new museum where we anticipate that they will see long and heavy use. Because the New Zealand building and safety codes are a bit vague on the use of glass in museum displays, I am wondering what standard practice is in other institutions around the world. Three questions: When using glass in your displays, how is it determined when some form of ÅsafetyÛ glass should be specified? When glazing to protect vulnerable 2-D art works, what criteria determine the choice of glass or plastic? Without getting too gory in your replies -- is anyone out there aware of museum visitors (or artefacts) being injured by glass display elements breaking? Thanks for sharing any thoughts on the subject. Robin Parkinson Head of Design Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington [log in to unmask]