Correction: The glass albums are coated with shellac, not vinyl. Sorry... Tanya Elder Archvist The Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027 (212) 870-6815 On Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:11:25 -0500, Tanya Elder <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >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). ========================================================= 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).