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Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

What a cool idea for a collections exhibit, Betsy.

Rachel, our collection at the Museum of Sonoma County is about 18,000 objects, so of course there's lots that we can't exhibit, and there are lots of reasons why. One that comes to mind for me is an historic daguerrotype that we accessioned last year - we don't presently have an easy way to display this delicate object in our galleries since we don't have the correct lighting conditions to exhibit it safely.  

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Rachel,

I'd like to see our Litton Mk 1 experimental pressure suit (1958) on display someday. It's really interesting to look at and evokes images of super retro sci-fi.

The problem is that it's very fragile and has a whole range of inherent vice issues common to pressure suits. It's heavy and would require a complex armature and/or other support as well as an appropriate case with environmental controls. All this is an expensive proposition and a huge lift among all the other things we're doing. The suit was on exhibit for many years and is now in conservation storage.

Cheers,

Doug

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Rachel,

I'd like to see our Litton Mk 1 experimental pressure suit (1958) on display someday. It's really interesting to look at and evokes images of super retro sci-fi.

The problem is that it's very fragile and has a whole range of inherent vice issues common to pressure suits. It's heavy and would require a complex armature and/or other support as well as an appropriate case with environmental controls. All this is an expensive proposition and a huge lift among all the other things we're doing. The suit was on exhibit for many years and is now in conservation storage.

Cheers,

Doug

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel

Rachel,

I'd like to see our Litton Mk 1 experimental pressure suit (1958) on display someday. It's really interesting to look at and evokes images of super retro sci-fi.

The problem is that it's very fragile and has a whole range of inherent vice issues common to pressure suits. It's heavy and would require a complex armature and/or other support as well as an appropriate case with environmental controls. All this is an expensive proposition and a huge lift among all the other things we're doing. The suit was on exhibit for many years and is now in conservation storage.

Cheers,

Doug

Dear All

What is one item in your museums collection you would like to display that has not been in a while? I am wondering and know that museums don't display all that is in there collection for many reasons. I look forward to the verity of answers. 

Thanks,

Rachel