Hello, I am not an official member of this list, but I have a question concerning custom-built art storage containers and cabinets. I am the Archivist of The Riverside Church in New York City. We have a collection of paintings on canvass, and we are looking to create a storage environment for them. The paintings themselves range in varying sizes. We have contacted our shelving supplier, who is drawing up plans to create a art storage cabinet with rolling interior shelves. He suggested custom-building a plexiglas construction as opposed to a steel cabinet. Plexiglas is also cheaper. I know that museums use plexiglas for displays, but are there any concerns over the use of plexiglas for long-term art storage? Is there anything specific I should consider in terms of storing paintings? As a bonus question, our shelving supplier is also drawing up plans to create a cabinet of the same material types for a collection of 16", glass-based and vinyl recordings from the 1930s - 1950s. Any ideas on how plexiglas and the vinyl coating would get along after, say, 20 years? Any help you can provide will be appreciated. Thanks, Tanya Elder Archivist The Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027 (212) 870-6815 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ 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).